HP & Export of DCE

[Chris McAuliffe]

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[To: Adam Shostack <adam at lighthouse.homeport.org>]
[cc: perry at piermont.com, cypherpunks at toad.com]
[Subject: Re: HP & Export of DCE ]
[In-reply-to: Your message of Wed, 27 Mar 96 11:18:49 EST.]
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Adam Shostack <adam at lighthouse.homeport.org> shaped the electrons to type:
>I wasn't aware there were multiple things masquerading under the name
>Secure RPC.  In any event, does the crypto in DCE stand up to the
>LaMacchia/Odlyzko attacks?  (And did Sun ever upgrade what they ship?)

DCE security (including RPC) is Kerberos based, somewhere between V4 and
V5, and appears to be about as strong as DES lets it be.

Chris McAuliffe <cmca at alpha.c2.org> (No, not that one.)

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