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Subject: Re: PKZIP version 1.10 and data encryption
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Date: 28 Mar 90 22:41:42 GMT
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In article <X+G#*D$@rpi.edu> sigma@pawl.rpi.edu (Kevin J Martin) writes:
>agree, hopelessly unenforceable.  The official DES was developed by some or
>another branch of the Government (DoD?), and they supposedly use it in some
>form or another for classified material and whatnot.  It may also be illegal
Actually, I believe that DES is not used for classified material; it's
too easy to crack.  If I remember correctly, DES was _limited_ to an
algorithm that various government agencies would be able to decrypt
quickly when "necessary".