How secure is it? (1of 3)
How secure is it? (1of 3)
- Netscape SSL RC4-128-EXPORT-40 (40 bit)
- cracked in 8 days with 112 workstations
- 64-100 MIPS equivalent to 40-50 fast pentium PCs
- Second Netscape challenge was solved in 32 hours by a “key cracking ring”
- After Netscape’s random number generator was reverse engineered, results can be obtained in a few hours.