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Re: SHOULD NOT DES (was RE: Editorial: Use of MAY...)



On Wed, 11 Jun 2003, Paul Hoffman / VPNC wrote:
> At 11:54 AM -0400 6/11/03, Bill Sommerfeld wrote:
> >One more vote for SHOULD NOT.
> 
> So you think it is better to give a lower recommendation for an 
> algorithm with a known (weak) key strength than to algorithms that 
> could be much weaker, including zero encryption.

Where, exactly, did either Bill or I say that?  Please be precise.
This is a gross misrepresentation of my views, and probably Bill's
as well.

                                                          Henry Spencer
                                                       henry@spsystems.net