[Nolug] Rc5-72 contest - Local Team ?

Has someone set-up a team for the local effort for this project?

Cheers,
Charles

>
> From: Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
> Date: 2002/12/18 Wed PM 01:08:25 EST
> To: NOLUG ML <nolug@joeykelly.net>
> Subject: RE: [Nolug] Rc5-72 contest....
>
> On Wed, 2002-12-18 at 08:47, J. Kent Busbee, Jr. wrote:
> > Ok, I will be the sucker that asks: for the benefit of us that don't
> > know, what in the world is RC5-72? A program, modem, contest?
>
> Instead of searching cosmic static for non-existant aliens, the rc5-72
> project from http://www.distributed.net uses the same concept (hence
> the name) to use brute force to do mathematical-type things.
>
> RSA Labs has had a series of US$10,000 chalenges regarding it's RC5
> algorithm. The 1st was the 56 bit RC5-56, then was RC5-64 (solved on
> 14 July 2002), and now, on 03 Dec 2002, d.n started a new brute force
> attempt.
>
> Even though there are 256x more keys, PCs are so much faster, it is
> estimated that the new key will be found much quicker than the 1,757
> days it took to solve the RC5-64 challenge. (As luck would have it,
> almost all of the keys had to be examined...)
>
> Ron
>
> > BTW, I will not make the dinner. I have previous engagement as well.
> > But I would appreciate a full report.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-nolug@joeykelly.net [mailto:owner-nolug@joeykelly.net] On
> > Behalf Of Pietu
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 5:56 PM
> > To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> > Subject: RE: [Nolug] Rc5-72 contest....
> >
> > Hmm.... where are the stats for rc5-72. I've been waiting them to show
> > up
> > since the 3rd day after rc5-72 started.
> >
> > Petri
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-nolug@joeykelly.net [mailto:owner-nolug@joeykelly.net]On
> > > Behalf Of bad-magic-number
> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:15 PM
> > > To: nolug@nolug.org; nolug@joeykelly.net
> > > Subject: [Nolug] Rc5-72 contest....
> > >
> > >
> > > All those who were previously involved in the NOLUG RC5 effort, can
> > you
> > > please upgrade you clients to run the RC5-72 contest. We just
> > > recently got the RC5-72 contest going in full swing including more
> > > detailed statistics... Anyone interested in joining, but are unsure
> > of
> > > how to do so, please let me know and I'll post a brief HOWTO on
> > joining
> > > the NOLUG RC5 team.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jeremy
>
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