Still purely theoretical. IBM just got a quantum computer to factor the number 9. Gonna take a few more years before they can tackle 3des. Then once they come out with quantum computers to crack conventional encryption, you just switch over to quantum encryption. =)
M. Dante Mercurio, CCNA, MCSE+I, CCSA Consulting Services Manager Continental Consulting Group, LLC www.ccgsecurity.com <http://www.ccgsecurity.com> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 2:49 PM > To: Dante Mercurio; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Has 3des been broken > > > > This is true on current technology,but MIT, US Govt., England > etc. etc. are working on quantom computers that can break DES in > a few min. How much computer power do these governments have? > Way beyond terahertz, but have they hit petahertz? > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > ------------------------------- > 3des has not been broken. Check www.distributed.net if you'd like > to be > including in any encrytion breaking project they have > running. I don't think they are attempting 3des as of right > now, as the theoretical > time > it would take to crack it is way beyond any computers that are > currently > in existance. I think it's still at something like a million > years using every computer currently made. =) > > M. Dante Mercurio, CCNA, MCSE+I, CCSA > Consulting Services Manager > Continental Consulting Group, LLC > www.ccgsecurity.com <http://www.ccgsecurity.com> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -----Original Message----- > From: leon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2001 2:35 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Has 3des been broken > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi everyone, > > I was wondering if anyone knows of any instances (through > things like distributed computing or supercomputers) that > triple des have been broken? > > Thx, > > Leon
