1995-08-17 - Re: I need an exportable crypto algorithm.

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: Darrell Perko <dperko@efn.org>
Message Hash: d7616a53b271a9bb9eb4e3df7534c91b326df5f53ff15bbf4dd719f9d247cb09
Message ID: <199508172235.SAA00248@frankenstein.piermont.com>
Reply To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950817151721.6913A-100000@haus.efn.org>
UTC Datetime: 1995-08-17 22:36:43 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 17 Aug 95 15:36:43 PDT

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 95 15:36:43 PDT
To: Darrell Perko <dperko@efn.org>
Subject: Re: I need an exportable crypto algorithm.
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950817151721.6913A-100000@haus.efn.org>
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Darrell Perko writes:
> 	I realize that bad crypto is offensive to some here but I am in 
> desperate need of an exportable, public-domain, general-purpose crypto
> algorithm.  Or at least the rules for creating such.

Make it so weak to be useless. Of course, you don't need it if its
that weak.

> 	Sorry to bother y'all with this, but I am in dire straights.

Why not just get a decent algorithm abroad? Why would you want to
export a useless one?

.pm





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