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[Discuss] email privacy/security



> From: discuss-bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org [mailto:discuss-
> bounces+blu=nedharvey.com at blu.org] On Behalf Of Kent Borg
> 
> On 08/05/2013 04:26 PM, Edward Ned Harvey (blu) wrote:
> > Their budget is not large enough to crack really good crypto (256 bit
> > with truly random key, and no other way to expose the key).
> 
> You overstate what it takes.  No one has the budget to count on cracking
> a truly random 256-bit key, not by brute force.  256-bits is a really
> large space to search.  Play with some numbers...

I didn't overstate anything.  Your statement agrees with mine.



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