title: Time to crack DES? Is it a task suitable for a script kiddie yet?
body: <p>Already understanding that AES is the encryption method of choice, should existing code that uses DES be re-written if the likely threat is on the level of script kiddies? (e.g. pkzip passwords can be cracked with free utilities by non-computer professionals, so is DES like that?)  A quick google search seems to imply that even deprecated DES still requires a super computer and large quantity of time--or have times changed?</p>
  
  <p>In particular, this <a href="http://www.codeplex.com/SharpPieces" rel="nofollow noreferrer">CAPTCHA library</a> uses DES to encrypt the challenge string which is sent to the user in viewstate. </p>