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The EFF’s Project “Deep Crack”

  • The EFF lead a concerted effort to develop a machine specifically designed to break DES encryption. This effort was funded with a $250,000 grant and produced a machine that rendered keys in days and finally hours. A book “Cracking DES” includes all the schematics and code. The design is such that the application of $MONEY$ would accelerate the time to minutes. There are literally millions of DES protected files.