In the mid 1970Â?s there was a computer chip encryption system called DES. The NSA forced the Â?keyÂ? to have fewer bits...

[bolbim33]

than the developers preferred. Why would they do this? Why were non-NSA cryptographers upset about it?

 

[Czar]

NSA wants to be able to crack everything.. just in case thing. Everyone knows that if they can crack it then someone else can and thats why people were pissed.

 

[trmiv]

Are you gathering information for a research paper one thread at a time or something?

 

[Passions]

LOL, he is a smart one. Spread out the hw questions over a few threads. HAH! Gotta give him credit for that.

 

[Nemesis77]

Your homework is due soon eh ?

 

[bolbim33]

haha. Dang anandtechers figured me out! haha. I'm just trying to get some second opinions. haha! Help me out! Come on! =)

 

[LittleNicky]

Well first of all, the NSA never wanted the algorithm to be public, i.e. how the S-boxes and P-boxes and key-management worked..
Brute force attack can be used to decipher key given plaintext and ciphertext, 56(BAD!) 128(GOOD!)

 

[bolbim33]

btw, what is DES?

 

[Czar]

<< btw, what is DES? >>


encription methood

http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci213893,00.html

 

[LittleNicky]

heh, like what does it stand for?
Data Encryption Standard

 

[gopunk]

man you're screwed

 

[bolbim33]

seriously..so help me!!!

 

[Slacker]

You definitely want to check out the distributed computing forum, all your questions will be answered there, you will probably find out more than you wanted to know.