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Re: The POUCH

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> On 26 Aug 1996, JOHN E. HOLT wrote:
> 
> > The Pouch uses a 64 x 64 block product cipher, a 1024 bit random initialization
> > vector and the CBC technique.  Most experts agree that such an implementation is highly resistant to all forms of cryptographic attack.
> > Hellman and Dilfie rely on knowing the algorithm for their known plain text attacks
> > An unpublished algorithm forces them into reverse engineering the computer
> > programs to learn the algorithm. The POUCH has many roadblocks built in
> > to prevent this.

There's another live one on sci.crypt, about "market leader" Genio USA; some good chuckles there.
Check out http://www.geniousa.com/genio/

Where's that snakeoil FAQ?  Any progress?