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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