Distributed.net is a group of computers that is connected through the internet. The purpose of the network is to use brute force to crack encryption which is put out by RSA Data Security, Inc. RSA develoved the encryption algorithm that is used in protecting confidential data (i.e. credit card numbers, personal info, etc.) RSA Data Security puts out a contest to break the code to test the reliabilty of algorithm. Distributed.net uses idled CPU cycles of all the computers around the world to check all the possible keys. If only one computer runing at 266 mhz was involved its would take millions of years to break a 64-bit encryption key that is 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 long! Each computer is assigned a specific about of keys and each key is tested against the encrypted key to decipher the code. To find out mor infomation check out the Distributed.net FAQ.You can download the software for free and enter!
In this project, they use the computer's screensaver to help analyze the data taken from the world's largest radio telescope. With the pleathora of information taken from the telescope the information would be distributed to about 50,000 PCs. If you want more information on SETI check out the SETI Institute. If you want more information to participate check out SETI@home
A distributed effort to calculate Pi. This Project is a continuing calculation of the never ending number of Pi using distributed systems. Right now, they're up to the quadrillionth bit of Pi. Right now I use the schools computer whenever I login because PiHex doesn't support anything but Windows95/98/NT. You can download the software for free!
This is the Search for the largest Prime interger. 23021377-1 is the 37th known Mersenne prime. Found by College sophmore. You can download the software for free and enter! I'm currently out of this project because my P-120 can't take anymore of the workload
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