Brute Force: Cracking the Data Encryption Standard
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In 1996, the supposedly uncrackable US federal encryption system was broken. In this captivating and intriguing book, Matt Curtin charts the rise and fall of DES and chronicles the efforts of those who were determined to master it.
Forward1Working late12Keeping secrets33Data encryption standard114Key length235Discovery376RSA crypto challenges417Congress takes note498Supercomputer579Organizing DESCHALL6310Needle in a haystack7511Spreading the word7712The race is on8513Clients9114Architecture9715Progress11316Trouble12117Milestones12718Gateways13519Network13920Download14121Short circuit15122DESCHALL community15923Proposal16324In the lead16525Recruiting16926Threats17527Overdrive18928Distributed19929An obstacle20730Export21331Getting word out21532Salvos in the crypto wars22933New competition23534Netlag23935Terminal velocity24136Duct tape24937Showdown in the Senate25538Strong cryptography makes the world a safer place25939Aftermath26740Staying the course27141In retrospect275
