twoblink
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Reged: 03/20/05
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As a cryptographer, I am wondering if I should bother to finish the book..
Someone should have bought him a copy of Bruce's book... The amount of cryptographic errors in this book is mind-numbing..
64bit will have 64 characters?? Yeah, if they are 1's and 0's!! Obviously he has no clue how remailers work..
Angels and Demon's was full of errors as well, but I guess this one just hits a bit closer to home as this is my profession..
Disgusting the lack of attention to detail...
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Lightstar
stranger
Reged: 03/28/05
Posts: 4
Loc: Florida
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Dude,
I think you should finish it, it's an awesome book. I'm a programmer/hacker and I also found it amazing how many errors there were in the book. I mean, I know he does his research, but c'mon, 64 bit doesnt mean it will have 64 ASCII characters!
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You've just been blinded by the starlight.
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8549176320abc
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Reged: 05/02/05
Posts: 219
Loc: UK
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You should finish it because it is one of his best, if you ignore the small errors.
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Governments offer us safety for our freedom. It is by seeing this safety as false that we are freed.
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LewisPerdue
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Reged: 05/06/05
Posts: 43
Loc: Sonoma, California
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Hey twoblink: as a cryptographer, is it possible for you to crack the meaning of Ahamedd Saaddoodeen?
See <a href="http://davincicrock.blogspot.com/2005/05/rewards-offered-for-solving.html"> this post</a> at <a href="http://davincicrock.blogspot.com">The Da Vinci Crock</a> for details.
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"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember what you said" -- Mark Twain
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Jungberg
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Reged: 05/24/05
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Heya. I've recently read Digital Fortress, and I were wondering if it really is possible to create a computer such as TRNSLTR able to crack every code using 'brute force'? I am under the impression that it would require enormous processing powers. Would it be possible, and is it feasible that it has already happened? Figured maybe one of you cryptographers (or hackers) could help me find out?
-Jung
Edited by Jungberg (05/24/05 02:56 AM)
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rheyn
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Reged: 05/12/05
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I am not suggesting you do this, but it is possible to try and crack the e-mail by logging into hotmail. After so many failed attempts, it will allow you to try and change the password. It will ask some sort of "secret question" which if this person is really on the DB kick is probably something you might be able to guess or research. Something like what high school did you attend or mother's maiden name or pet's name/spouse's name, favorite color. If this person is Blythe Brown or someone who has done a lot of research, this answer should be out there for someone to find.
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LewisPerdue
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Reged: 05/06/05
Posts: 43
Loc: Sonoma, California
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Thanks Rheyn ... I've got a fair idea who the person is already ... what intrigues me is what the decrypted meaning is of the "name" Ahamedd Saaddoodeen.
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"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember what you said" -- Mark Twain
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danaholic
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Reged: 10/11/04
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Loc: Kent, England
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I don't understand this.
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AAnnAArchy
Gifted Procrastinator
Reged: 10/20/03
Posts: 643
Loc: Las Vegas
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What don't you understand? Lewis Perdue thinks it's Dan Brown's wife, but he'd like to know if the name is encrypted.
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abbsta
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Reged: 07/01/05
Posts: 3
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Well as a 14 year old girl i didn't notice at all and i didnt linke this book as much as Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code or even Deception point. A) Because it has maths in it and i hate maths B) its allways centered around america's government and im not american IM A KIWI WAHOO GO NEW ZEALAND...anyway C) it was to predictible 
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