gnu@toad.com writes:
In their November letter to X9 committee members, the NSA attempted to undermine the attractiveness of triple-DES by arguing that it is cryptographically unsound, a potential threat to national security, and would not be exportable under US law.
One is forced to wonder at the sort of person that can with a straight face argue that on the one hand an algorithm is cryptographically unsound, while at the same time posing a threat to national security. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Nobody's going to listen to you if you just | Mike McNally (m5@tivoli.com) | | stand there and flap your arms like a fish. | Tivoli Systems, Austin TX | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~