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.

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