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Owen.Lewis@purplet.demon.co.uk (Owen Lewis) writes:

>  -=> Quoting Lyle_seamanAllransarc.com to All <=-
> 
>  (Owen Lewis) writes:
>  > Does the US government (use DES)?  I believe not.
> 
>  Ly> I would bet that this is because they want classified material to be 
>  Ly> safe for a hundred years or so.  They recognize that DES (while it may
>  Ly> be relatively safe for the near future) will be highly vulnerable to
>  Ly> brute-force attack within 50 years, and they have a lot of secrets
>  Ly> they'd rather no one found out about.   It doesn't have to be because
>  Ly> there are hidden flaws in DES.
> 

Yes, the U.S. Government REQUIRES DES for some devices. Motorola's 
radios can use DES or Motorola's own system for voice encryption. The 
Gov't requires DES. It's true, however, that DES is not permitted for 
protecting classified information.


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