Arnold G. Reinhold wrote:
One question I'd like asked is whether the US Gov will approve 56-bit RC-4 for export on the same terms as 56-bit DES. That would allow export versions of web browsers to be upgraded painlessly, making international e-commerce 64 thousand times more secure than existing 40-bit browsers. (56-bit DES browsers would require every merchant to upgrade their SSL servers and introduce a lot of unneeded complexity.)
Actually, it wouldn't be any easier to deploy 56-bit RC4 than DES. Either would require roughly the same changes to both clients and servers. -- What is appropriate for the master is not appropriate| Tom Weinstein for the novice. You must understand Tao before | tomw@netscape.com transcending structure. -- The Tao of Programming |