crypt 3 is OK, but setkey and encrypt 3 NOT

Peter da Silva peter at baylor.UUCP
Fri Aug 23 21:34:28 AEST 1985


OK. The documentation on 4.2 crypt doesn't mention DES. I seem to remember
reading in some security paper somewhere that crypt used a deliberately
flawed version of DES so DES chips couldn't be used for a fast exhaustive
search. Anyone actually have the paper involved (I read it in a manual
rack on the 5th floor of Evans while waiting for printout), so they can
confirm or deny this vicious rumor?
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	Peter (Made in Australia) da Silva
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