Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: idea: MAC level compression & crypto | Date | Sun, 29 Aug 1999 12:44:14 +0200 (MEST) | From | (Rogier Wolff) |
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Elmer Joandi wrote: > for justification, there could be an reference rot13 transformation > module :) > or even more innocent - byteorder swaping transformation :) > > I feel I am been missing possibility for rot13 transformation of all IP > packets for longer.
I really recommend NOT hinting at encryption by including a "rot13" example.
As said before in this thread, HOOKS for encryption are munitions, and cannot be exported.
A hook for rot13 is a hook for a (weak) encryption algorithm. That leaves no room to argue "But we didn't intend for it to get used for encryption. Just for an optional byte-swap".
Roger.
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