1995-01-16 - Re: Crypto functions

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From: “Ian Farquhar” <ianf@sydney.sgi.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 74ba2af1de4156a392db183c120627eb8aa55433fcd67fdcec1af1622afe3d69
Message ID: <9501161145.ZM27648@wiley.sydney.sgi.com>
Reply To: <Pine.SV4.3.91.950115103408.725B-100000@xcalibur>
UTC Datetime: 1995-01-16 00:56:51 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 15 Jan 95 16:56:51 PST

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From: "Ian Farquhar" <ianf@sydney.sgi.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jan 95 16:56:51 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Crypto functions
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On Jan 15, 10:35am, Jonathan Cooper wrote:
> > I wouldn't use BLOWFISH.

>    Why?

Well, I wasn't the original person who said that they wouldn't use it,
but I would agree.  It's too new.  It looks very good so far, but until it's
been through a lot more analysis than Blowfish has received so far, it is
too much of an unknown quantity.

							Ian.

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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>