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Re: Clipper
Eli Brandt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Of course they aren't using Clipper, at least not for anything
> sensitive. They know better than that. Clipper is not a secure
> system. Skipjack may be wonderful, but the whole setup
> totally lacks key security. Given their institutional paranoia,
> they wouldn't touch Clipper with a 1024-bit prime.
Skipjack might have a decent design, but considering that it uses 10
byte keys, it will probably be feasible to mount a brute-force attack on
it within a decade or so. (As is currently possible with DES 7-byte
keys.)