Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 11:32:10 -0500 (EST) From: pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co To: Wes Peters <softweyr@xmission.com> Cc: security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Exportable crypt ???? (Secure RPC?) Message-ID: <Pine.A41.3.95.961126113020.31732A-100000@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> In-Reply-To: <199611260605.XAA01593@obie.softweyr.com>
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So... can we use it as a DES replacement for SECURE RPC? On Mon, 25 Nov 1996, Wes Peters wrote: > > Not all encryption software is illegal to export; I believe the > limitations are based on the key size. Good ol' enigma.c, which has > been kicking around UNIX in various forms since '72 or '74, uses a > small enough key that nobody cares. It is based on a hardware device > used by the Germans in WWII, known as the "Enigma Rotor." It is > important to note that it was cracked by cryptographers working for > the British Gov't early in the war; things encrypted with enigma are > *certainly* not going to confuse MI5. ;^) > > -- > "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" > > Wes Peters Softweyr LLC > http://www.xmission.com/~softweyr softweyr@xmission.com > > > >
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