Re: sshd for windows

[Pascal Junod <pascal () junod info>]

[snip]

> Of course, it supports DES (56 bit encryption)
> but can be easily broken in today's desktop enviroment,

It is not _that_ easy (but still possible) to find enough desktop computers 
to mount an exhaustive search against a 56-bit key. 

> while the first two
> needs a cluster or NSA computer system.

This kind of assertion is just plain wrong. Nowadays (in 2003), it is widely 
admitted in the crypto community that a 80 bit exhaustive search cannot be 
achieved.

A+

Pascal

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