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Re: Unexportable crypto



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In article <[email protected]>,
ET <[email protected]> wrote:
>A simple substitution cypher has a keyspace of
>26! ~ 2**88
>Isn't this too strong to export?
>

Actually, yes.  The cypherpunks ftp site has a program on it that helps
you break simple substitution ciphers (like newspaper cryptograms), for which
the author claims he was denied an export license.

   - Ian

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