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Secret phrases that lie at the heart of modern data encryption standards were accidentally forgotten decades ago – but now cryptographers are offering a cash bounty for anyone who can figure them out. While this won’t allow anyone to break these encryption methods, it could solve a long-standing puzzle in the history of cryptography.
“This thing is used everywhere, and it’s an interesting question; what’s the full story? Where did they come from?” says cryptographer . “Let’s help the trust in this important tool of cryptography, and let’s fill out this page of history that got torn off.”…
