Re: Winzip and Due Diligence

From: Shreyas Zare (shreyas@technitium.com)
Date: Sat Mar 10 2007 - 03:41:09 EST


Hi,

True. But for complex passwords you would need a super computer and few
years of time !

Regards,

On 3/9/07, Matthew Webster <awakenings@mindspring.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I was poking around on Google and noticed there are some tools for cracking WinZip passwords. Does anyone know whether or not these tools also work on AES-256 encryption. My question is academic from a due diligence standpoint. Technically WinZip is FIPS compliant, but if it can be cracked easily, is this something we should really be recommending?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
>
>
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