JOURNAL OF COMPUTERS (JCP)
ISSN : 1796-203X
Volume : 4 Issue : 5 Date : May 2009
An Architecture for Distributed Dictionary Attacks to Cryptosystems
Massimo Bernaschi, Mauro Bisson, Emanuele Gabrielli, and Simone Tacconi
Page(s): 378-386
Full Text: PDF (397 KB)
Abstract
We describe a distributed computing platform to carry out large scale dictionary attacks against
cryptosystems compliant to the OpenPGP standard. Moreover, we describe a simplified mechanism
to quickly test passphrases that might protect a specified private key ring. Only passphrases that
pass this test complete the (much more time consuming) full validation procedure. This approach
greatly reduces the time required to test a set of possible passphrases.
Index Terms
OpenPGP, Volunteer computing, Middleware.
ISSN : 1796-203X
Volume : 4 Issue : 5 Date : May 2009
An Architecture for Distributed Dictionary Attacks to Cryptosystems
Massimo Bernaschi, Mauro Bisson, Emanuele Gabrielli, and Simone Tacconi
Page(s): 378-386
Full Text: PDF (397 KB)
Abstract
We describe a distributed computing platform to carry out large scale dictionary attacks against
cryptosystems compliant to the OpenPGP standard. Moreover, we describe a simplified mechanism
to quickly test passphrases that might protect a specified private key ring. Only passphrases that
pass this test complete the (much more time consuming) full validation procedure. This approach
greatly reduces the time required to test a set of possible passphrases.
Index Terms
OpenPGP, Volunteer computing, Middleware.
