1994-09-19 - Re: if this is RC4

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From: “Ian Farquhar” <ianf@wiley.sydney.sgi.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Message ID: <9409191501.ZM8872@wiley.sydney.sgi.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-09-19 05:04:52 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 18 Sep 94 22:04:52 PDT

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From: "Ian Farquhar" <ianf@wiley.sydney.sgi.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 94 22:04:52 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: if this is RC4
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On Sep 16,  7:54am, James A. Donald wrote:
> > > If it is, then the person who did it has gone to a lot of trouble to
> > > make the source layout and coding style very similar to the publicly
> > > available MD[245] sources.

> Many people use this style.

That same general style, yes, but not to the extent this code is similar.
Indeed, I would hazard a guess and say that the RC4 code and the RFC MD[245]
code were both written by the same author, based on their layout, variable
name choice and general coding style.   Do a side-by-side comparison and you
will see what I mean.

						Ian.

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        • 1994-09-16 (Fri, 16 Sep 94 07:55:18 PDT) - Re: if this is RC4 - jamesd@netcom.com (James A. Donald)
          • 1994-09-16 (Fri, 16 Sep 94 07:57:20 PDT) - Re: if this is RC4 - “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@imsi.com>
          • 1994-09-19 (Sun, 18 Sep 94 22:04:52 PDT) - Re: if this is RC4 - “Ian Farquhar” <ianf@wiley.sydney.sgi.com>
        • 1994-09-17 (Sat, 17 Sep 94 06:25:13 PDT) - Re: if this is RC4 - rarachel@prism.poly.edu (Arsen Ray Arachelian)
          • 1994-09-17 (Sat, 17 Sep 94 09:44:38 PDT) - Re: if this is RC4 - Jim Gillogly <jim@acm.org>