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From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: sci.crypt
Subject: Re: Request for opinions: canadian cryptographic standard.
Message-ID: <7503@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: 20 Mar 88 06:24:42 GMT
References: <2463@geac.UUCP>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <2463@geac.UUCP> daveb@geac.uucp (David Collier-Brown) writes:
>   We strongly believe that for sensitive Canadian secrets, a
>proprietary Canadian algorithm should be embedded into LSI, and the
>details shared with no one outside Canada.

Well, of course -- why would anyone think otherwise?

You better also have an experience team of cryptanalysts
evaluate any proposed system for its security.  It's
amazing how easy it is to walk right through some
apparently complex cryptosystems.