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> Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman argued ... that such a machine could be built for $20 million in 1977. IBM, whose scientists invented DES, retorted that t
by commandlinefan 7y ago
> Whitfield Diffie and Martin Hellman argued ... that such a machine could be built for $20 million in 1977. IBM, whose scientists invented DES, retorted that they would charge the US government $200 million to build such a machine. (In hindsight, both were right).