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- From: dyer@alx.sticomet.com (Doug Dyer)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
- Subject: Re: Key File Programming
- Date: 8 Feb 1996 00:29:14 GMT
- Organization: Naval Research Laboratory
- Message-ID: <4fbg4q$ndr@ra.nrl.navy.mil>
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- mba@datashopper.dk (Michael B Andersen) writes:
-
- >>on Prime Number Modulo base 80 encryption Schemes, you will NEVER NEVER NEVER
- >>be able to create a keyfile that a pirate cannot crack. Don't think you can.
-
- >I don't think this is accurate. The IDEA algorithem witch is freely available,
- >can't be cracked, atleast until now, there has'nt been shown anyway into IDEA,
- >and brute force would take 1000(maby 10 if You have a Cray, this is a guess)
- >of Years.
-
- >However I belive that the crackers, will remove Your copy protection. without
- >cracking the encryption, by rewriting the code.
-
- >Michael B Andersen
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- >Denmark
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- >mba@datashopper.dk
-
- One thing that I wish I did with my keyfile was to add a small simple number
- the user enters separaetly, this being a checksum of the keyfile. Not
- a secret, but an assistance to make sure he/she entered the key without errors.
- --
- Doug Dyer - dyer@alx.sticomet.com | ECL: embedded scripting
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