1995-01-10 - Re: Crypto functions

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@imsi.com>
To: “L. Todd Masco” <cactus@hks.net>
Message Hash: 106aaf1f89f210851d021cc967859ce828bcce221cb8c9f4d095d73c53b578ed
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Reply To: <199501102139.QAA00961@bb.hks.net>
UTC Datetime: 1995-01-10 22:08:54 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 10 Jan 95 14:08:54 PST

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@imsi.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 95 14:08:54 PST
To: "L. Todd Masco" <cactus@hks.net>
Subject: Re: Crypto functions
In-Reply-To: <199501102139.QAA00961@bb.hks.net>
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"L. Todd Masco" says:
> What crypto functions are considered modern and usable?  The list I have
> right now is:
> 
> RSA
> IDEA
> DES
> 3DES
> RC4
> RC5
> BLOWFISH
> MD4
> MD5

I wouldn't use BLOWFISH. MD4 is flawed -- and its a hash function, not
a crypto function (as is MD5). RC5 is very, very new. RC4 hasn't been
well studied in the open literature yet, though it is quite promising.

.pm

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• 1995-01-10 (Tue, 10 Jan 95 13:34:06 PST) - Crypto functions - “L. Todd Masco” <cactus@hks.net>
  • 1995-01-10 (Tue, 10 Jan 95 14:08:54 PST) - Re: Crypto functions - “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@imsi.com>
    • 1995-01-15 (Sun, 15 Jan 95 12:46:22 PST) - Re: Crypto functions - Jonathan Cooper <entropy@IntNet.net>
      • 1995-01-16 (Sun, 15 Jan 95 16:56:51 PST) - Re: Crypto functions - “Ian Farquhar” <ianf@sydney.sgi.com>
        • 1995-01-16 (Sun, 15 Jan 95 21:04:09 PST) - Re: Crypto functions - Jonathan Cooper <entropy@IntNet.net>
          • 1995-01-16 (Sun, 15 Jan 95 23:04:34 PST) - Cryptanalysis of Blowfish (Was: Re: Crypto functions) - Michael Handler <grendel@netaxs.com>
        • 1995-01-16 (Mon, 16 Jan 95 11:59:00 PST) - Re: Crypto functions - cactus@seabsd.hks.net (Gone Fission)
  • 1995-01-13 (Thu, 12 Jan 95 19:49:56 PST) - Re: Crypto functions - chen@intuit.com (Mark Chen)
    • 1995-01-13 (Thu, 12 Jan 95 21:46:02 PST) - Re: Crypto functions - “Ian Farquhar” <ianf@sydney.sgi.com>