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kpete

(71,994 posts) Wed Sep 4, 2013, 06:18 PM Sep 2013

NSA probably hasn't broken strong crypto

NSA probably hasn't broken strong crypto
(Image: A Stick Figure Guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) )

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NSA probably hasn't broken strong crypto (Original Post) kpete Sep 2013 OP

The insidious trap door. longship Sep 2013 #1

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. The insidious trap door.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Wed Sep 4, 2013, 06:35 PM

Sep 2013

It is mathematically designed to go only one way. Solving it by knowing the encrypted message, or a billion encrypted messages, doesn't help you crack it. And brute force, the only other available method is beyond technical abilities. Even if you manage to crack one message, it's no help on another.

Too bad for NSA.

Public key cryptography remains very secure.

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