17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
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 Hellman and Dilfie rely on knowing the algorithm for their known plain text attacks An unpublished algorithm forces them into reverse engineering the computer programs to learn the algorithm.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?