At 06:39 AM 9/30/95 -0400, Dr. Frederick B. Cohen wrote:
The problem is that if these keys are weak, there may be many others that are also weak. In fact, by the time we explore all of the weaknesses, we may find the system is no longer very strong at all.
These so called weak keys are far from weak. You have a 1 in 64000 chance of reducing the search space by 64000. Big deal. Use 128 bit session keys. --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.jim.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the state. | jamesd@echeque.com