CDR: Re: Algorithm queston.

[Steven Furlong]

Steve Thompson wrote:
> To correct my ignorance on current cryptography issues, I have been browsing
> the archives.  Some time ago, there was quite a bit of talk about the MISTY
> algorithm, although I did not chance upon any pointers to an actual
> implementation.  Since the character of the messages which I did read seemed
> to be (loosely speaking) light-hearted, I cannot decide whether the algorithm
> is some sort of `in' joke, or whether it was a cryptographic algorithm which
> didn't `cut it' under peer review.


Check Google under "misty algorithm download".

In particular, look at 
http://cypherpunks.venona.com/date/1998/09/msg00232.html
for source code.


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