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yuhong
on Jan 22, 2015
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The second crypto war and the future of the Intern...
BTW, the infamous 40-bit limit was set as part of a deal between NSA ans SPA in 1992, and applied to the RC2 and RC4 algoritms.
gonzo
on Jan 23, 2015
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CMDF (DES w/ 40-bit keys), too.
yuhong
on Jan 23, 2015
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I am talking about what was guaranteed to be exportable under the "7-day" review process, though 40-bit was a good rule of thumb for other algorithms.
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