BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Archive encrypted zip

2008-04-15 10:14:08
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Archive encrypted zip
From: Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom <chrome AT real-time DOT com>
To: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:13:24 -0500
On 04/14 08:22 , Tino Schwarze wrote:
> Zip encryption is useless. IIRC it's cracked within seconds. 

I've actually tried cracking a zipfile; and perhaps it had a strong
password, or the software wasn't very good; but I was unable to crack it
after a couple of weeks of trying.

Can't say I've done extensive tests; this is only one data point, and the
plural of anecdote is not data. :)

-- 
Carl Soderstrom
Systems Administrator
Real-Time Enterprises
www.real-time.com

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