Ian G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Jaqui Greenlees wrote: >> Peter Gutmann wrote: >>> You can see where the magic-numbers problem has lead with the magic >>> number >>> "128". Provided that you mention this magic number somewhere in your >>> marketing literature, your product will be regarded as secure no >>> matter how >>> bad it is in practice. >> >> ~snip~ >>> >>> Peter 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128 128.
[Snip] >Ignore the numbers, concentrate on the security. >iang 128 ^ 128 (my 128 is better than your 128) Actually you should have used 128+1, because real cryptographers' keys go to 129. Peter. _______________________________________________ Mozilla-security mailing list [email protected] http://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/mozilla-security
