The D E S Challenge - A Major Victory for the Civil Rights Movement

There were numerous stronger ciphers available, but under government regulation, this was not allowed to be used. A company called r s a security sponsor to d e s challenge. They offered a reward for anyone who could crack the d e s cipher. In 97, a group found a way to brute force and crack a d e s message. It took them 39 days to decipher the message.