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Re: Symmetric Algorithm

1997-10-29 10:18:44
Lutz Donnerhacke says:
(1) MUST Triple-DES (because it's been more studied than CAST5).

I'd prefer idea or blowfish.

Let's face it: no existing algorithm has been subject to as much
scrutiny as DES. Blowfish is nice (if somewhat slow :-), SAFER
is nice... Still, they don't have as much "field experiense".
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