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Re: [openpgp] OpenPGP SEIP downgrade attack

2015-10-05 20:52:06
Werner Koch <wk(_at_)gnupg(_dot_)org> writes:

More important however is my remark that we need to get MDC deployed so 
that we can issue an error for non MDC packets instead of just a warning.

We don't need to get it deployed, we need to get it replaced by encrypt-
then-MAC, with the whole handled in a manner where downgrade attacks aren't
possible.

Peter.

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