1995-01-13 - Re: Multiple symetric cyphers
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From: wcs@anchor.ho.att.com (bill.stewart@pleasantonca.ncr.com +1-510-484-6204)
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From: wcs@anchor.ho.att.com (bill.stewart@pleasantonca.ncr.com +1-510-484-6204)
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 95 14:06:27 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Multiple symetric cyphers
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> Actually, a slight correction. PGP does have an algorithm byte
> for the encryption algorithm; this byte is inside the RSA block.
It's got another algorithm byte - the stuff at the beginning that
says --- BEGIN PGP ENCRYPTED MESSAGE ---, letting everyone know
it's PGP. That's one of the major risks of "algorithm bytes" -
not that it tells the Bad Guys which algorithm you're using,
but that it tells them "yes, this is crypto, not just noise".
Bill
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