Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!topaz!wchao From: wchao@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU (William Chao) Newsgroups: sci.crypt,rec.video Subject: Re: Details of how to break Videocipher to be announced Message-ID: <7823@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Date: Sat, 13-Dec-86 23:51:41 EST Article-I.D.: topaz.7823 Posted: Sat Dec 13 23:51:41 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 16-Dec-86 02:23:18 EST References: <1186@frog.UUCP> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 12 Keywords: DES Videocipher II offshore conference DESUG decrypt keying flaws Xref: mnetor sci.crypt:92 rec.video:130 Read more about the cracking of Videocipher in January 1987 issue of Radio Electronics. In brief: it has been cracked and some people may be planning to sell the illegal copies as soon as a certain law/statue expires in April of 1987 (It has something to do with the way the signal is scrambled by using Defense Dept.'s encoding/decoding algorithm for classified transmissions) PLEASE READ R-E FOR MORE EXPLAINATION AND FURTHER DETAILS. William Chao wchao@topaz.rutgers