From: Jim Prickett <jprickett@lightlink.satcom.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 95 12:43:10 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: GOST ??
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        Does anyone know what the legal status of the Russian cypher
"GOST" is ?  Is it public domain, patented, proprietary or what ?  It
looks like it would be more efficient than DES when implemented on a
microprocessor or microcontroller.
 
	Also the DDJ article mentioned that like DES, there are good and
bad S-boxes for GOST.  Does anyone know how to choose a strong S-box for
GOST ?
 
	Jim Prickett