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- From: kocherp@leland.Stanford.EDU (Paul Carl Kocher)
- Subject: PKZIP 2.04C AV IS EASILY BROKEN
- Message-ID: <1993Jan6.045837.23161@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
- Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 93 04:58:37 GMT
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- The authenticity verification system in the new PKZIP is easily
- forged (it took me about an hour to break it), and thus cannot be
- trusted.
-
- I have sent a message to PKWARE, and will post more information
- after talking with them tomorrow.
-
- -- Paul
-
- kocherp@leland.stanford.edu, 415-497-6589
-