VPN's pass a huge amount of data. A lot of that data is repetitive and predictable.
Given these two factors and sheer volume of data given, it may be possible to extrapolate the keys from crypto. Any thoughts on this? Salman -----Original Message----- From: Jay D. Dyson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 5:09 PM To: Security-Basics List Subject: RE: Has 3des been broken 8X--------snip--- 2. In World War II, the Allies had a hoot at cracking changes in the Nazi Enigma whenever Hitler had a birthday. Hitler's minions were more than happy to send der Fuhrer birthday greetings in both encrypted and plain text. 8X--------snip---