To date, I've only run into one encryption algorithm I know I never would have been able to break.
[Though to be fair, he doesn't often try to break into government files or anything. The subtle bits of bypass access he did to work around various PPDC restrictions notwithstanding, but he's unquestionably their best programmer, so really.]
It was a self-reproducing algorithm. Utterly fascinating to study, but would have taken a lifetime if not longer to unravel. Network encryptions aren't generally difficult, but it does depend on the skill of the programmer behind the encryption. That said, breaking them isn't usually the issue, but doing so in a short manner of time before they're changed is the challenge. At least as far as heavily secured bits of sensitive data are concerned.
In essence, the more complex the encryption, the more time it would take to crack. But I'm sure you can understand that I'd have little interest in becoming a criminal.
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Date: 2016-03-18 03:34 am (UTC)Can you crack encryption?
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Date: 2016-03-18 04:44 am (UTC)Yes, I can break encryptions.
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Date: 2016-03-18 11:43 pm (UTC)[Though to be fair, he doesn't often try to break into government files or anything. The subtle bits of bypass access he did to work around various PPDC restrictions notwithstanding, but he's unquestionably their best programmer, so really.]
It was a self-reproducing algorithm. Utterly fascinating to study, but would have taken a lifetime if not longer to unravel. Network encryptions aren't generally difficult, but it does depend on the skill of the programmer behind the encryption. That said, breaking them isn't usually the issue, but doing so in a short manner of time before they're changed is the challenge. At least as far as heavily secured bits of sensitive data are concerned.
In essence, the more complex the encryption, the more time it would take to crack. But I'm sure you can understand that I'd have little interest in becoming a criminal.
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Date: 2016-03-19 06:45 pm (UTC)But we are in a war. Have you tested yourself against the Soviets?