CDT POLICY POST No.2 -- X9 TO DEVELOP TRIPLE-DES STANDARDS

[Mike McNally]

gnu at 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.

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