[66715] in Cypherpunks
Re: WARNING: This Message Actually Contains a Question Reguarding Crypto!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark M.)
Sat Sep 28 13:18:10 1996
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 12:46:27 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Mark M." <markm@voicenet.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.3.93.960928172435.22940D-100000@nebula>
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On Sat, 28 Sep 1996, J=FCri Kaljundi wrote:
> A program called F-Secure Desktop for Windows 3.x and Windows 95 is using
> Blowfish with 256-bit keys. It is meant for encrypting the files on your
> hard disk and it works nicely together with Windows File Manager or
> Windows95 shell. I would say it is one of the best strong and easy to use
> HD encryption programs (only that it costs $$).
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> It is manufactured by Datafellows, who is also distributing F-Secure SSH.
> You can download the demo version at http://www.datafellows.com/f-secure/
>=20
> Why they are using it: may be because it is fast on Intel Pentium and
> Pentium Pro processors, as discussed in Applied Cryptography?=20
Blowfish is unpatented and the source code doesn't have any restrictions. =
If
they used something like IDEA, they would have to pay for a license. I don=
't
know if Blowfish is faster than 3DES, but if it isn't, then I have no idea =
why
they would use Blowfish.
Mark
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