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Encryption and risk

Subject: Encryption and risk
From: bill.n1vux-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Bill Ricker)
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 22:20:56 -0400
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On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Richard Pieri <richard.pieri-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> No. ?I did specify an exhaustive keyspace search. ?That does mean
> checking every possible key.

and have no way to tell if the key that produces English is correct
unless NO other key does, so you have to finish.  if at Unicity
quantity of text, odds are you have to try half the keys on average,
but IF you get lucky you can guess but not prove it.

-- 
Bill
n1vux-WYrOkVUspZo at public.gmane.org bill.n1vux-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org

References:
- Open Source Project, anyone interested?
  - From: markw-FJ05HQ0HCKaWd6l5hS35sQ at public.gmane.org (Mark Woodward)
- Open Source Project, anyone interested?
  - From: bill.n1vux-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Bill Ricker)
- Encryption and risk
  - From: markw-FJ05HQ0HCKaWd6l5hS35sQ at public.gmane.org (markw-FJ05HQ0HCKaWd6l5hS35sQ at public.gmane.org)
- Encryption and risk
  - From: bill.n1vux-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Bill Ricker)
- Encryption and risk
  - From: markw-FJ05HQ0HCKaWd6l5hS35sQ at public.gmane.org (markw-FJ05HQ0HCKaWd6l5hS35sQ at public.gmane.org)
- Encryption and risk
  - From: richard.pieri-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Richard Pieri)
- Encryption and risk
  - From: david-8uUts6sDVDvs2Lz0fTdYFQ at public.gmane.org (David Kramer)
- Encryption and risk
  - From: richard.pieri-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org (Richard Pieri)

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