Weak crypto [was: Re: how to specify "trust no signatures over hash X from this key"?]

["Daniel A. Nagy" <nagydani@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Ian G wrote:
> Nor, has 40 bit secret keys been embarrassed as yet.

That is not true. Stealing luxury cars with 40-bit ciphers in their RFID keys by
brute-forcing the (cryptographic) key is routine criminal practice.

See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_vehicle_theft

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