From: technomage-hawke@127.0.0.1   
      
   Neo wrote:   
      
   >> ZIP is old news. it used rc-4 encryption (which is easily breakable by   
   >> todays standards). face it, you are behind the times here.   
   >>   
   >   
   > From info i have   
   > ----------------   
   > Standard zip uses a proprietry enc. scheme....very easily breakable   
   >   
   > "Winrar" used to use rc4.   
   > From ver 3.00 or so onwards it shifted to AES.   
   >   
   > RC4 bruting was fast... so you could take a shot.   
   >   
   > AES bruter could do say 8000 words a sec. on a decent P4. A dictionary   
   > with a million words would take 125 second.. two mins.   
   >   
   > Say you try 10 dictionaries with 3 million words each..   
   > 10 * 3 * 2 mins = 60 mins.   
   >   
   > hmm.. you know it could be faster now.. since all this comes from behind   
   > the times :)   
      
   why don't you try it and get back to me. I'd love to see how long it takes.   
   especially of someone was smart enough NOT to use a dictionary word (in any   
   language).   
      
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