Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2005 17:49:38 +0100 From: "Poul-Henning Kamp" <phk@phk.freebsd.dk> To: tls@rek.tjls.com Cc: cryptography@metzdowd.com Subject: Re: FUD about CGD and GBDE Message-ID: <9009.1109868578@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:37:31 EST." <20050303163731.GA8001@panix.com>
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In message <20050303163731.GA8001@panix.com>, Thor Lancelot Simon writes: >I could not disagree more. When it comes to nonstandard homebrewed >cryptosystems foisted off on unsuspecting users with a bundle of >claims of algorithm strength that they're not competent to evaluate >for themselves, we do not need more ideas, nor more people trying >out ideas; we need less. > >Standard, widely analyzed cryptographic algorithms are good. s/ are good/, when applied with caution and wisdom, are good/ :-) -- Poul-Henning Kamp | UNIX since Zilog Zeus 3.20 phk@FreeBSD.ORG | TCP/IP since RFC 956 FreeBSD committer | BSD since 4.3-tahoe Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by incompetence.
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