Re:Encryption is less secure than we thought
by api on Wednesday August 14, 2013 @09:15AM
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I wonder about the practical effect of this in the Real World(tm).
When cryptographers talk about a "break," they mean anything faster than brute force search. So a break of a 128-bit algorithm that allows key recovery in 2^115 is a "break," but still completely impractical.
But as Bruce Schnier says: "attacks only get better." So a break is a good reason to look for a fix or a better algorithm now before the crack widens.
When cryptographers talk about a "break," they mean anything faster than brute force search. So a break of a 128-bit algorithm that allows key recovery in 2^115 is a "break," but still completely impractical.
But as Bruce Schnier says: "attacks only get better." So a break is a good reason to look for a fix or a better algorithm now before the crack widens.