Re: [Sheflug] Re: SUID bit - how do I set it?

["Chris J/#6" <nospam [at] nccnet.co.uk>]

> Dear All
> 
> Trouble with GNUPG is that it only uses triple DES which is well out
> of date.  The other algorithms that it uses aren't much good either. 
> Hopefully we'll get a new version soon :-)
> 

Cryptographically, triple-DES is still considered a very srong cipher...for 
those that don't know, the key is in two parts and 112 bits in length, and 
the text to encrypt is passed through the DES function three times, with each 
part of the key being used for differing stages. The message is first 
encrypted with the first part of the key, /decrypted/ with the second part, 
and encrypted again with the first part. The second stage (decryption) makes 
a buggery mess of the original text, and its this encrypt-decrypt-encrypt 
that makes it inherently strong against attack.

Yes, with enough CPU time, you can crack it, but that's the same for any 
cipher.

Chris...


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