Topic: 2012-07-20 extremetech.com - Are FPGAs the future of password cracking and super (Read 1093 times)
July 21, 2012, 08:08:29 PM
They seem to have a strange definition of "future". FPGAs have been the standard tool for large-scale brute-force cryptanalysis for ages.
July 20, 2012, 08:09:03 PM
Just one mention of Bitcoin - but nice to see it made the list in a matter-of-fact manner.
Ya, they are just assuming their site visitors either know what bitcoin is and the few that don't should know how to use Google.
July 20, 2012, 07:00:56 PM
Just one mention of Bitcoin - but nice to see it made the list in a matter-of-fact manner.
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Are FPGAs the future of password cracking and supercomputing?
Tim Verry
2012-07-20
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/133110-are-fpgas-the-future-of-password-cracking-and-supercomputing
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FPGAs can accelerate simulations, encryption and decryption tasks, Bitcoin mining, and can even be used to brute force passwords.
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Tim Verry
2012-07-20
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/133110-are-fpgas-the-future-of-password-cracking-and-supercomputing
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FPGAs can accelerate simulations, encryption and decryption tasks, Bitcoin mining, and can even be used to brute force passwords.
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