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From: haug%vax.runit.unit.uninett@TOR.NTA.NO (Steinar Haug)
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Subject: Encryption, anyone?
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Date: Wed, 27-May-87 10:52:58 EDT
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In connection with the implementation of secure MHS (X.400 based) systems,
I'm looking for any available programs to perform DES and/or RSA encryption.

Before you start telling me about it: Yes, I'm aware that there is a version
of DES used in Unix systems to encrypt passwords. Yes, I'm aware of the MP
multiple precision math package running under Unix. The trouble with both of
these is that they are simply too slow! The Unix DES because (among other
things) it was made slow on purpose; the mp package because it is a very
general package using a lot of malloc/free calls.

So I'm looking for something faster... Preferably written in C or Pascal,
running on VMS or Unix systems. Any help is appreciated!

Steinar Haug
Database Research Group,
Computing Center at the Univ. of Trondheim, Norway

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