Thanks for the URL. However, why does Cisco says: With the Diffie-Hellman exchange, the DES key never crosses the network (not even in encrypted form), "which is not the case with the RSA encrypt and sign technique." - so what about RSA encrypt and sign technique? I'm very confused...
Thanks again. Hunt wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Alex, your are 100% correct. > > Whitfield & Martin (using modular arithmetic) found a beautiful > algorithm in which partners agree in a same key exchanging part of > his/her initial secret key. Never the key will be exchanged in the > public network. As the key is the same for both partners, it is good > for symetric encryption (fast) like DES. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Lei [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: segunda-feira, 3 de dezembro de 2001 16:12 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Diffle-Hellman Exchange Question [7:27952] > > > Hello Hunt, > > In my understanding the shared key never go across the network. Each > peer > computes it out separately. Where did you see in CCO saying that the > DES key > is sent across the internet? > > Alex Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=28051&t=27952 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
