Re: DES code in the kernel

Herbert Rosmanith (herp@wildsau.idv.uni-linz.ac.at)
Wed, 17 Jul 1996 17:46:07 +0200 (MET DST)


You know that IBM originally came up with an 128bit key DES, but was
requested by the NSA to reduce it to 56 ? And that the NSA tried to
suppress diploma thesis and ph.d. thesis on the area ? Trust DES
only as much as you trust the NSA ...