Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: US relaxes crypto restrictions? | Date | Tue, 12 Jan 1999 17:45:23 -0500 | From | "Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH" <> |
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In message <ixdpv8kprc2.fsf@grey03.nada.kth.se>, Magnus Ahltorp writes: +----- | > Is anybody aware of the exact nature of the policy change? What about | > hooks for stronger crypto? If we're lucky, this means that the core | > of the international kernel patch including DES could be distributed | > together with the kernel. This could be a great step forward for the | > security of the Internet. | | DES is lousy security. 3DES is probably good. +--->8
Which presumably why DES is being permitted while 3DES remains export-restricted. *grrr*
-- brandon s. allbery [os/2][linux][solaris][japh] allbery@kf8nh.apk.net system administrator [WAY too many hats] allbery@ece.cmu.edu carnegie mellon / electrical and computer engineering KF8NH We are Linux. Resistance is an indication that you missed the point.
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