[Fwd: Cylink can export 128-bit DH?]

[Mike Duvos]

frantz at netcom.com (Bill Frantz) writes:

 > Most cryptographic experts recommend Triple DES, encrypting
 > the data 3 times with 3 different keys.

It's actually encrypted three times with two keys comprising
112 bits of keyspace, using a decrypt on one key sandwiched
between two encrypts using the other.  This prevents a "man
in the middle" attack, which would be possible if only two
DES encryptions were used, one for each key.

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