In regards to the NIST API's
RSA President James Bidzos criticized the cryptography API plan as another swipe at his firm, which has been battling the government on patent rights issues for years. "They're not trying to work with industry on this," he said.
As usual, Bidzos has a stick up his butt. There is nothing in the NIST plan that is a slam at RSA. (as such...Bidzo's seems to think that everyone hates RSA. Everyone's out to get them.)
NIST plans to unveil the APIs in about a month. With the APIs, the user's application could make use of any cryptographic algorithm, regardless or whether it's Digital Encryption Standard, Skipjack or RSA, Smid said.
I'd be more interested in what kind of an API they have for SkipJack. Are they real API's or are we talking BlackBox programming? :::::::::::::::::<<< NETWORKING THE DESKTOP >>>::::::::::::::::: Brad Shantz Internet : bshantz@spry.com SPRY Inc Ph# (206) 447-0300 316 Occidental Avenue S. 2nd Floor FAX (206) 447-9008 Seattle, WA 98104 ---------------------------------------------------------------- "In gopherspace no one can hear you scream." ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::