On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 3:36 PM hiro <23h...@gmail.com> wrote: > > explanation of dp9ik, which while useful, only > > addresses what (I believe) Richard was referring to in passing, simply > > noting the small key size of DES and how the shared secret is > > vulnerable to dictionary attacks. > > i don't remember what richard was mentioning, but the small key size > wasn't the only issue, the second issue is that this can be done > completely offline. why do you say "only", what do you think is > missing that should have been documented in addition to that?
Probably how a random teenager could break it in an afternoon. :-) > significant effort has been spent not only to come up with dp9ik and > verify it but also to document it openly and suggest it's use > repeatedly to the whole plan9 community (even non-9front-users). > > it's beyond me why more 9fans people are not taking this contribution > at face value. I wonder if you read the rest of my email.... > > I should note that a couple of years ago I talked to Eric Grosse about > > dp9ik and p9sk1. > > Who is Eric Grosse? https://n2vi.com/bio.html > > I do > > wish the name were different: c'mon guys, not _everything_ needs to be > > snarky. ?;-) > > I do wish there wasn't ever any reasons to ever be snarky to anybody > in the whole plan9 community. > > But sometimes it's easier to make some jokes than to solve all > perceived interpersonal issues of all involved people in the > community. Huh. - Dan C. ------------------------------------------ 9fans: 9fans Permalink: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/Tde2ca2adda383a3a-M12607f08d1ba7baaf4dc46ec Delivery options: https://9fans.topicbox.com/groups/9fans/subscription
