17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz) writes:
Most cryptographic experts recommend Triple DES, encrypting the data 3 times with 3 different keys.
It's actually encrypted three times with two keys comprising 112 bits of keyspace, using a decrypt on one key sandwiched between two encrypts using the other. This prevents a "man in the middle" attack, which would be possible if only two DES encryptions were used, one for each key. -- Mike Duvos $ PGP 2.6 Public Key available $ mpd@netcom.com $ via Finger. $