encrypt algorythm with password

[Werner Koch]

zentara <zentara@gnat.net> writes:

> "Gabor Z. Papp" wrote:

> > Or maybe I'm wrong, and I can store without any risc my
> > secring on insecure hosts, and without the password
> > unusable?

It does not make sense to protect anything by a software or hardware
on a box which is insecure - you can trust the program running there
even if you have compiled it yourself.

> Also the encryption has been rumored to be cracked, but not by the
> average hacker.

There is a program available which cracks the pkzip encryption.  Just
get it and run it - it may take up to a few days but it works.  It's
about 3000 lines of C, named "pkcrack", written by Peter Conrad and
you have to send him a Postcard if you use it.  Ah yes, it returns the
key so you have to run it only ones in some cases.

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