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> Actually, a slight correction. PGP does have an algorithm byte > for the encryption algorithm; this byte is inside the RSA block. It's got another algorithm byte - the stuff at the beginning that says --- BEGIN PGP ENCRYPTED MESSAGE ---, letting everyone know it's PGP. That's one of the major risks of "algorithm bytes" - not that it tells the Bad Guys which algorithm you're using, but that it tells them "yes, this is crypto, not just noise". Bill
What is the state of the Windows/.dll PGP libraries? Does anyone have a usable version yet? I've been thinking of trying to wedge pgp/encrypted session ability into some of the socket proxy programs out there. For Windows: twnsck12.zip, which is simple, is GNU, and has source and by writing a relatively simple windows serial terminal emulator and using Comt ($15 or 25 shareware) to convert it to a telnet client. Both of these could be modified fairly easily. I think Twinsock (Troy's winsock, twnsck12.zip) would be the first to work on, since it would cover whatever clients you would want to use. It also should tunnel through multiple telnets since by default it escapes just about everything. Term would be a good Unix-Unix equivalent target. Does anyone have better ideas? Any suggestions on login/key exchange sequence? sdw -- Stephen D. Williams 25Feb1965 VW,OH sdw@lig.net http://www.lig.net/sdw Senior Consultant 510.503.9227 CA Page 513.496.5223 OH Page BA Aug94-Dec95 OO R&D AI:NN/ES crypto By Buggy: 2464 Rosina Dr., Miamisburg, OH 45342-6430 Firewalls/WWW servers ICBM: 39 38 34N 84 17 12W home, 37 58 41N 122 01 48W work Pres.: Concinnous Consulting,Inc.;SDW Systems;Local Internet Gateway Co.29Nov94