It will pay EFF andDistributed.Net, a worldwide coalition of computer enthusiasts.
Gilmore complained about “mixed signals from the [U.S.] government.”
“We came not to bury DES but to praise it,” said Bidzos.
“DES was a very strong algorithm.
But any algorithm, any key size, will eventually run out of life.
DES has served well over the last 23 or 24 years.”
This is the proof–DES is breakable, no question about that."
The web connection was testing 245 billion keys per second when the correct key was found.
