17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Eric Young writes:
On 18 Sep 1995, Jeff Weinstein wrote:
The implementation guide recommends using rc2-cbc 40-bit for content encryption when there is no way to determine the capabilities of the recipient. When you do know what the recipient can do, it recommends using RC2-CBC with a longer key or DES-CBC.
Hmm.... notice the use of a non public cipher as the base cipher.... what a shame....
Its also a shame that they aren't sticking to MOSS, which is the open IETF standard for such stuff. Perry