17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
KentBorg@aol.com says:
It seems the TLAs (in a weak moment) let slip that DES was getting old and creaky and vulnerable.
Thats hardly news. Its so utterly obvious even without specialized knowledge one could determine it.
My question: if triple-DES is so damn tough to break, what is wrong with DES? Triple-DES is a trivial variation on DES.
Similarly, finding the factors of the number 15 and of a 1000 bit number are nearly the same operation -- unless you take time into consideration. Please go off and read Schneier on this subject before posting again -- I suspect that his discussion of security and key lengths and multiple encryption is very clear and well written. Perry