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1998-09-19 - Re: Questions for Magaziner?

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From: Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com>
To: “Arnold G. Reinhold” <reinhold@world.std.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1998-09-19 08:13:07 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 16:13:07 +0800

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From: Tom Weinstein <tomw@netscape.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 16:13:07 +0800
To: "Arnold G. Reinhold" <reinhold@world.std.com>
Subject: Re: Questions for Magaziner?
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> Arnold G. Reinhold wrote:
>
> One question I'd like asked is whether the US Gov will approve 56-bit RC-4
> for export on the same terms as 56-bit DES. That would allow export
> versions of web browsers to be upgraded painlessly, making international
> e-commerce 64 thousand times more secure than existing 40-bit browsers.
> (56-bit DES browsers would require every merchant to upgrade their SSL
> servers and introduce a lot of unneeded complexity.)

Actually, it wouldn't be any easier to deploy 56-bit RC4 than DES.  Either
would require roughly the same changes to both clients and servers.

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