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Re: iaPCBC papers
In message <3831D259.16F4F400@eos.ncsu.edu>, "S. Felix Wu" writes:
> Dear Steve,
>
> I think you forgot to put the hostname or ip address of the web
> server.
> -Felix
You are, of course correct. The proper URLs are
http://www.research.att.com/~smb/papers/draft-bellovin-iapcbc-00.txt and
http://www.research.att.com/~smb/papers/iapcbc.ps
>
>
> "Steven M. Bellovin" wrote:
>
> > A slightly-revised version of the draft is at
> > http:/home/smb/lib/wwwfiles/papers/draft-bellovin-iapcbc-00.txt -- the clai
> m
> > that this mode is resistant to exhaustive key search has been deleted, sinc
> e
> > several people found successful attacks on that. The Gligor-Donescu paper
> > it's based on is at file:/home/smb/lib/wwwfiles/papers/iapcbc.ps.
> >
> > A further change is needed (but has not yet been made) to the Internet draf
> t:
> > as written, it is suspectible to some truncation attacks. While the practi
> cal
> > significance of those attacks is unclear, the issue should certainly be
> > addressed; there are several possible ways to do that. But I wanted to fir
> st
> > post a version that deletes the key search claim.
> >
> > --Steve Bellovin
>
>
--Steve Bellovin