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Re: On shared keys (was RE: SOI: identity protection and DOS)
Alex Alten <Alten@Home.Com> writes:
> Given that this is a 25 year old design I think that using 1-DES as a problem
> is not a fair statement. I personally know one of the original designers
You are right that 25 years ago 1-DES was a reasonable design choice.
The fact that it hasn't been upgraded in 25 years is most certainly a
problem. Considering the effectiveness of Deep Crack, I would hope
that the banking industry would be trying to upgrade to at least 3-DES
relatively quickly.
-derek
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