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1995-09-18 - Re: Netscape Navigator 2.0 will implement secure e-mail

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@piermont.com>
To: Eric Young <eay@mincom.oz.au>
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Message ID: <199509181651.MAA00479@frankenstein.piermont.com>
Reply To: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950918185301.29263B-100000@orb>
UTC Datetime: 1995-09-18 16:51:36 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 18 Sep 95 09:51:36 PDT

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@piermont.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 95 09:51:36 PDT
To: Eric Young <eay@mincom.oz.au>
Subject: Re: Netscape Navigator 2.0 will implement secure e-mail
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Eric Young writes:
> On 18 Sep 1995, Jeff Weinstein wrote:
> > The implementation guide recommends using rc2-cbc 40-bit for content
> > encryption when there is no way to determine the capabilities of the
> > recipient.  When you do know what the recipient can do, it recommends
> > using RC2-CBC with a longer key or DES-CBC.
> 
> Hmm....  notice the use of a non public cipher as the base cipher.... 
> what a shame.... 

Its also a shame that they aren't sticking to MOSS, which is the open
IETF standard for such stuff.

Perry

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