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From: cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: WB 1.3.2
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Date: 2 Oct 89 21:17:39 GMT
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In article <193@teslab.lab.OZ> andrew@teslab.lab.OZ writes:
>Does anyone know if there is any source available for public-key
>encryption around.  I know that certain security agencies have tried
>to inhibit the adoption of such systems.  Personally, I think that
>the benefits (as shown above) to society of totally secure public-key
>encryption would far outway any disadvantages.

Sort of, you seem to mistake a key distribution technique (public-key)
with an encryption method (such as DES). If you really want *DES* encryption
then there are a set of sources available from comp.sources.unix that
were written by a guy in finland. Check your archives or send mail to
the moderator of comp.sources.unix. You don't really want to use 
something like RSA because you will have to pay patent royalties to
them.
--Chuck McManis
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