any off-line client for DES crack?

I'd like to train a couple of off-the-net computers to crack 
DES.  Unfortunately there appears to be no off-line client 
which uses files, so I can sneakernet a big batch of "try this
keyspace" requests, leave it running for a few weeks, and then
sneakernet the results back.


Yeah, I could hack it myself, but I thought I'd recommend the 
idea to the people who are actually coordinating the searches.


(Of course the user should be able to tell if the client has 
scored the key.  Some users may well decide not to bother 
sneakernetting "not found" results back to the Net, but will 
check to see if their client won.)


(In case you are worried, I am good net.citizen who trims 
Newsgroups: lines, is careful not to take the name of Kibo in 
vain, and who never trolls for newbies by posting "follow-up to 
this article to get free nude picture of Sandra Bullock!".  So
_I_, therefore, would faithfully sneakernet my "key not found"
results back to the Net.)


Regards,

Zooko Journeyman

Disclaimers follow:  I am not a crook.  NOT speaking for DigiCash 
or any other person or organization.  No PGP sig follows.

Are the computers completely off the net or are they behind a firewall or 
dial-up connection? If the boxes can talk to a networked UNIX box 
that is behind the same side of the firewall or have a dial-up connection, 
DESCHALL offers helper software for you.


-- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred

On Mon, 2 Jun 1997, Bryce wrote:

> 
> I'd like to train a couple of off-the-net computers to crack 
> DES.  Unfortunately there appears to be no off-line client 
> which uses files, so I can sneakernet a big batch of "try this
> keyspace" requests, leave it running for a few weeks, and then
> sneakernet the results back.
> 
> 
> Yeah, I could hack it myself, but I thought I'd recommend the 
> idea to the people who are actually coordinating the searches.
> 
> 
> (Of course the user should be able to tell if the client has 
> scored the key.  Some users may well decide not to bother 
> sneakernetting "not found" results back to the Net, but will 
> check to see if their client won.)
> 
> 
> (In case you are worried, I am good net.citizen who trims 
> Newsgroups: lines, is careful not to take the name of Kibo in 
> vain, and who never trolls for newbies by posting "follow-up to 
> this article to get free nude picture of Sandra Bullock!".  So
> _I_, therefore, would faithfully sneakernet my "key not found"
> results back to the Net.)
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Zooko Journeyman
> 
> Disclaimers follow:  I am not a crook.  NOT speaking for DigiCash 
> or any other person or organization.  No PGP sig follows.
> 
>

A million monkeys operating under the pseudonym 
 "Lucky Green <shamrock@netcom.com>" typed:
>
> Are the computers completely off the net or are they behind a firewall or 
> dial-up connection? If the boxes can talk to a networked UNIX box 
> that is behind the same side of the firewall or have a dial-up connection, 
> DESCHALL offers helper software for you.


Nope.  I'm thinking of really and truly off-the-net computers.
I wonder how many of them there are that might participate in 
the DES crack if the input and output can simply be directed 
to/from a file...


Regards,

Zooko

Disclaimers follow:  I am not a crook.  NOT speaking for DigiCash 
or any other person or organization.  No PGP sig follows.