From: "Michael H. Warfield" <mhw@wittsend.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 1998 16:00:05 +0800
To: nobody@replay.com
Subject: Re: Which is secure
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Anonymous enscribed thusly:

> Which is secure block cypher,or stream cypher?
> Thanks

	Yes.

	In other words...  It depends on things other than merely whether
it's block cypher or stream cypher.  Religious adherents on BOTH sides
may differ (and prove the point).

	Mike
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