Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site baylor.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!shell!neuro1!baylor!peter From: peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: net.crypt,net.bugs.v7,net.bugs.4bsd Subject: Re: Re: crypt 3 is OK, but setkey and encrypt 3 NOT Message-ID: <517@baylor.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 07:34:28 EDT Article-I.D.: baylor.517 Posted: Fri Aug 23 07:34:28 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 13:34:54 EDT References: <4958@allegra.UUCP> <683@vu44.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: The Power Elite, Houston, TX Lines: 10 Xref: watmath net.crypt:439 net.bugs.v7:205 net.bugs.4bsd:1707 OK. The documentation on 4.2 crypt doesn't mention DES. I seem to remember reading in some security paper somewhere that crypt used a deliberately flawed version of DES so DES chips couldn't be used for a fast exhaustive search. Anyone actually have the paper involved (I read it in a manual rack on the 5th floor of Evans while waiting for printout), so they can confirm or deny this vicious rumor? -- Peter (Made in Australia) da Silva UUCP: ...!shell!neuro1!{hyd-ptd,baylor,datafac}!peter MCI: PDASILVA; CIS: 70216,1076