At 11:52 AM 5/17/00 -0700, Mike Sheldon wrote:
>From looking at it, it's definitely different.
>
>However, it's also very definitely a stream-type cipher, not DES. This one
>produces exactly 2n bytes ciphertext for every byte plaintext input. I don't
>think I'd trust this one to casual cryptanalysis either.
>
>Using this one may be more convenient, but will not be supported by Allaire,
>and may be changed/removed at any time. The "secret" for working with output
>from cfencrypt() is to base64 encode the results.
>
>All of this REALLY bugs the daylights out of me. There are free,
>cryptographically strong algorithms out there that have been tested and
>considered secure. There's no excuse for not using them.
Care to suggest a few? I've seen several, but I'm not sure how to evaluate
them.
Thanks,
Gregory M. Saunders, Ph.D.
Senior Design Architect
Cognitive Arts Corporation (http://www.cognitivearts.com)
120 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1520
Chicago, IL 60606
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