On Thu, Nov 12, 1998 at 11:53:00AM -0500, bwmott@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
> If we knew enough about the algorithm (is it DES in some form) then
> maybe we could get a massive internet search going to recover the 7800
> encryption key :-) As I recall there's some information about the
> encryption in one of Atari's patents.
With knowledge of the algorithm we could use much more productive
cryptanalysis attacks. If it's based on DES, differential cryptanalysis
comes to mind (IIRC). Brute force is so passe ;-)
Also, I doubt it could be anything more than like 40-bit keys, if that.
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