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CDT POLICY POST No.2 -- X9 TO DEVELOP TRIPLE-DES STANDARDS
[email protected] writes:
> In their November letter to X9 committee members, the NSA
> attempted to undermine the attractiveness of triple-DES by
> arguing that it is cryptographically unsound, a potential
> threat to national security, and would not be exportable
> under US law.
One is forced to wonder at the sort of person that can with a straight
face argue that on the one hand an algorithm is cryptographically
unsound, while at the same time posing a threat to national security.
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| Nobody's going to listen to you if you just | Mike McNally ([email protected]) |
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