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Quantum Quack
08-01-07, 04:20 PM
Is this a true statement in absolute terms?
If it's digital [ generic meaning] it's hackable?

care to discuss?:)
leopold99
08-01-07, 04:27 PM
all cyphers, regardless of base, are breakable.
it all boils down to how much time and processing power you have.
draqon
08-01-07, 04:29 PM
the question is....if time to break the code is almost forever, is that code considered breakable?
Quantum Quack
08-01-07, 04:43 PM
One of the reasons for this thread is my current interest in internet credit card fraud and how no matter how much security is present someone will find a way to by pass it or destroy it.
"If it's on the net it aint safe"
Wisdom_Seeker
08-01-07, 05:01 PM
If they make it the only payment method, someone will hack it.
pencil
08-01-07, 05:21 PM
If the object of encryption is something non-trivial and not contending to any meaning (like a phrase) can be run through a series of sequential encryption algorithms where the algorithms are only known by one individual. In such a case, the possibility of "unencrypting/hacking" becomes theoretical (short way of saying impossible with a "but"). If these algorithms are digital-based, then it must not be reverse engineerable.
darksidZz
08-01-07, 05:27 PM
I pay online, they may hack my bank account, sadly it's only got 50 bucks in it now :D
pencil
08-01-07, 05:29 PM
btw, many forum software use MD5 hashing for passwords....which is totally crackable (it was cracked recently).
Quantum Quack
08-01-07, 05:30 PM
I pay online, they may hack my bank account, sadly it's only got 50 bucks in it now :D

ahhh the greatest security there is.....no funds to steal....hack away guys!!!:D :D

I guess the only real way of securing credit card details is to simply use a proxy card or never place details online
draqon
08-01-07, 05:36 PM
ahhh the greatest security there is.....no funds to steal....hack away guys!!!:D :D

you underestimate the ability of accounts to be overdrawn. :D
leopold99
08-01-07, 05:42 PM
One of the reasons for this thread is my current interest in internet credit card fraud and how no matter how much security is present someone will find a way to by pass it or destroy it.
"If it's on the net it aint safe"
the more you use a particular cypher the greater the chance of it getting cracked.
the best cyphers are what is called "one time pads".
a one time pad can be regarded as unbreakable for all practical purposes.
more here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-time_pad