[14143] in Cypherpunks
Re: IBM's NetSP
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jim Miller)
Wed May 25 13:56:21 1994
From: jim@bilbo.suite.com (Jim Miller)
Date: Wed, 25 May 94 12:45:24 -0500
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Reply-To: Jim_Miller@bilbo.suite.com
> CDMF alleviates the worry of having your data flow across
> the network in clear text. The degree of security is
> equivalent to encryption using DES but with keys limited
> to 40 bits. IBM has obtained approval from the US
> Government to export CDMF in products without the
> license required to export products containing DES.
>
Exportable and limited to 40 bits? Sounds like they're using RSA's RC2
algorithm.
Jim_Miller@suite.com
