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Re: Editorial: Use of MAY in draft-ietf-ipsec-ikev2-algorithms

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Subject: Re: Editorial: Use of MAY in draft-ietf-ipsec-ikev2-algorithms
From: Henry Spencer <henry@spsystems.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:44:27 -0400 (EDT)
In-Reply-To: <bc7mgd$l6n$2@abraham.cs.berkeley.edu>
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On 11 Jun 2003, David Wagner wrote:
> I don't recall a MAY requirement for any 40-bit cipher.  We debated
> 40-bit ciphers a long time ago (remember export controls?), and we came
> to consensus many years ago that 40-bit ciphers have no place in IPSec.
> Are you saying there is a MAY requirement for a 40-bit cipher?  If so,
> that should be fixed, but I don't believe it.

RFC 2451 Blowfish allows keys as short as 40 bits, as does RFC 2451 CAST. 
RFC 2451 IDEA does not. 

                                                          Henry Spencer
                                                       henry@spsystems.net

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