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Re: pgp2.0 - what is an appropriate key length?

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From: Graham Toal
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 02:02

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In article <1992Sep29.124453.19221@linus.mitre.org> lewis@aera8700.mitre.org (Keith Lewis) writes:
>     Encryption Algorithm).  So far, IDEA has resisted attack much better
>     than other ciphers such as FEAL, REDOC-II, LOKI, Snefru and Khafre. 

The implication of the above is that someone has beaten the snefru hashing/
signature function.  Is this the case?  Who collected the prize - there
was a K$ on it wasn't there?

G
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From: gtoal@ibmpcug.co.uk (Graham Toal)
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Subject: Re: pgp2.0 - what is an appropriate key length?
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Date: 30 Sep 92 02:02:11 GMT
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