R G asked: So here's the question: Just how secure is MC's encryption compared to, say, PGP or other popular methods? Would it be considered suitable for transporting medical record data? PGP is a software package it includes several algorithms at varibale strengths. I think it can be made to work up passed 10240 bits these days. I say I have no clue. But s-tunnel is a GOOD solution for both NIX and dos based systems. It can make SSL connections relatively painlessly. If your going to be doing anything as confidential as that KEYSTRENGTH and algorithm strength are the primary issues. SSH2 is in it latest incarnations belived to be secure. It has a major drawback, you can only send one datastream through it a a time. opening multiple SSH sockets solves this problem at significant CPU overhead. or just tarball everything first. If i see one more 56-bit DES implementation i'm going to be sick. www.stunnel.org is the home of stunnel PS if anyone wants to flame me about the nonviability of optronic processors factoring 56 bit products-of-primes, do so PRIVATELY not on channel. thankyou - Robin-David Hammond KPL 25-8D Van Zant Norwalk CONN USA Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Info: http://www.xworlds.com/metacard/mailinglist.htm Please send bug reports to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, not this list.
