Brute Force
Cracking the Data Encryption Standard
by Matt Curtin
292 pages· 2007· ISBN 9780387271606
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In 1996, the supposedly uncrackable US federal encryption system was broken. In this captivating and intriguing book, Matt Curtin charts the rise and fall of DES and chronicles the efforts of those who were determined to master it.
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