From: Paul_Koning/US/3Com%3COM@smtp1.isd.3com.com
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1996 02:08:03 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: DES as a stream cipher
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The easiest approach (for one thing, easiest to analyze
as far as security issues goes) is counter mode.  See
Scheier, Applied Crypto, second edition, section 9.9.

 paul

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