HACKERS SMASH U.S. GOVERNMENT ENCRYPTION STANDARD

Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 18:55:12 -0700 (PDT)

Oakland, California (June 18, 1997)-The 56-bit DES encryption standard, long claimed "adequate" by the U.S. Government, was shattered yesterday using an ordinary Pentium personal computer operated by Michael K. Sanders, an employee of iNetZ, a Salt Lake City, Utah-based online commerce provider.

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