RC2 code on sci.crypt
For those not paying attention, there is RC2 code on sci.crypt. RSADSI is acting as if it is real, and will publish some legal posturing about it real soon now. Bruce ************************************************************************** * Bruce Schneier APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY, 2nd EDITION is * Counterpane Systems available. For info on a 15% * schneier@counterpane.com discount offer, send me e-mail. **************************************************************************
For those not paying attention, there is RC2 code on sci.crypt. RSADSI is acting as if it is real, and will publish some legal posturing about it real soon now.
On sci.crypt Bruce said it was a crummy algorithm... Can anyone talk a little bit about it, what it's been used for, what makes it weak/strong, etc.?
At a W3C security meeting we were discussing encryption algs to use, not suprisingly RC4 came up, Ron suggested that we also include `aledged-rc4'. Maybe we need aledged-rc2 as well :-) Then again I thing we might end up with "alledged HTTP" and similar products from a number of vendors if we went too far down that route.
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