Is CDMF secure? and, What sort of algorithm is it? Thanks.
CMDF is a version of DES watered down to 40-bit key strength. I think IBM was to blame; it was designed for exportability. It makes Louis Freeh feel secure, I guess, but it's not useful for data that needs to be secure. Thanks! Bill Bill Stewart, bill.stewart@pobox.com PGP Fingerprint D454 E202 CBC8 40BF 3C85 B884 0ABE 4639
At 11:55 PM -0800 3/2/98, Bill Stewart wrote:
Is CDMF secure? and, What sort of algorithm is it? Thanks.
CMDF is a version of DES watered down to 40-bit key strength. I think IBM was to blame; it was designed for exportability.
Well, to IBM's credit, they didn't call it secure. They called it a Data Masking Facility. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill Frantz | Market research shows the | Periwinkle -- Consulting (408)356-8506 | average customer has one | 16345 Englewood Ave. frantz@netcom.com | teat and one testicle. | Los Gatos, CA 95032, USA
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