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Distributed Key Breaking

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NODE e07c3c7bDistributed Key Breaking
Just as a quick thought - given the prevelance of Web Browsers - has 
anyone considered writing a Java Applet that would could run key space 
searches and factoring in an easily distributed manner.

This would seem to be a 'reasonable' way to gain access to more CPU power 
- even though the Java code would not be as efficient as a native app. 
Perhaps as a supplement to the more 'traditional' methods that have been 
used in the past.

Regards,

Mark

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NODE 4b3b1083Re: Distributed Key Breaking
Mark:

On Mon, 15 Apr 1996, Mark Cooke wrote:

> anyone considered writing a Java Applet that would could run key space 
> searches and factoring in an easily distributed manner.

	Interesting idea.

> This would seem to be a 'reasonable' way to gain access to more CPU power 

	And a "reasonable" way to get people who aren't interested in
	helping to break keys, by doing so ---- every time somebody 
	hits your webpage, they get held up for, say 3 minutes, to do
	a little keybreaking of their own.  

        xan

        jonathon
        grafolog@netcom.com




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