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Crack the Code and Win a Million Bucks

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the mod-everything-by-2 dept.

JS_RIDDLER noted a Toronto Star article about a sort of contest to crack some encryption and win a million bucks. The article is a bit fluffy, but it getst the point across... we wasted all those RC5 keys ;)

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  1. The downside is ... by pherris · · Score: 4, Funny

    it's really a one time pad. =)

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  2. Quick,someone start a distributed computer effort! by drfishy · · Score: 5, Funny

    One million dollars split between 500,000 people is what??? TWO DOLLARS!!! Well, at least we'll be able to pay that annoying paper boy...

  3. Don't do it! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a trick.

    Mathwiz: "Hello? I think I may have cracked your encryption".
    NSA: "Great. Just stay where you are and we'll over with you money in a second".

    [40 seconds later]

    Police: "Drop your weapon and step out side!"
    Mathwiz: "But I'm unarmed!! Dude!"
    Police: "I said DROP YOUR WEAPON".
    [BLAM!]

  4. Re:2 bad... by CGP314 · · Score: 5, Funny

    As for Elliptic Curve Cryptography as mentioned in this article - it's still in its infancy - at least compared to other ciphers. This is just a stupid publicity show. But I bet I can win that $1M with an investment of under $20.

    How about I provide the financial backing for your plan and we split the profit.


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