Nortel "Entrust"

[Jonathon Fletcher]

  Can anyone tell me anything about a product called "Entrust", by Nortel
(Northern Telecom). The notes talk about the software using DES ("which
employs a 56-bit key") so I guess it's single DES, not triple DES. It also
mentions a proprietary algorithm called CAST. 

  Is this worthy of further investigation, or is it suspect ? What is 
CAST, and would it be classed as snake oil ?

  Please cc to me in mail - I have a little trouble dealing with the 
volume here.

Sincerely,

-Jon

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  Jonathon Fletcher,         "opinions are my own, not my employer's"
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