1998-03-04 - Re: Is CDMF secure?
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From: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
To: Bill Stewart <cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1998-03-04 07:32:30 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 23:32:30 -0800 (PST)
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From: Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 1998 23:32:30 -0800 (PST)
To: Bill Stewart <cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Is CDMF secure?
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At 11:55 PM -0800 3/2/98, Bill Stewart wrote:
>>Is CDMF secure? and, What sort of algorithm is it? Thanks.
>
>CMDF is a version of DES watered down to 40-bit key strength.
>I think IBM was to blame; it was designed for exportability.
Well, to IBM's credit, they didn't call it secure. They called it a Data
Masking Facility.
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