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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
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Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 07:34:28 EDT
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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
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