CDR: Re: Algorithm queston.

[Bill Stewart]

At 03:04 PM 9/29/00 +0000, 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.
>
>Are there any old-timers who recall the algorithm in question? 

There was one guy from Japan who kept trying to create discussion,
in relatively-clueless mode, but he wasn't a cryptographer,
so he couldn't give us good reasons to use it other than it being 
from Japan,  and there are patent problems with the algorithm
(I think he may have been connected to the company that owns it),
and some of its relatives were broken (or maybe it; I don't remember).
Tim flamed him a lot.


				Thanks! 
					Bill
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