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Modern History of Cryptography Techniques

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the sedoc-terces-repus dept.

Heather writes "The encryption scheme you rely on today might be full of holes just a few years down the road. Learn how far we've come in the last few decades, and why your apps need to be ready for change. This article builds on a previous article about Enigma, Germany's WWII-era encryption system."

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  1. Related earlier slashdot story by karvind · · Score: 5, Informative

    U.S. Army Guide to Code Breaking.

  2. Premise is nonsense by Paul+Crowley · · Score: 5, Informative

    DES was *not* considered "uncrackable" when it was launched. In fact, cryptographers such as Michael Weiner warned that the key was too short and described the dangers of a hardware-based key cracker practically as soon as it was announced.

    The history of cryptography is not simply one of algorithms thought uncrackable being cracked. It is one of consistent refinement of our understanding and technique, but to imagine that the history of DES means we'll be breaking open 256-bit AES-encrypted messages in a few years is delusion.

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