NODE 01168725FYA: SafE Mail Corporation
"geeman@best.com" <geeman@best.com>Tue, 18 Jun 1996 18:22:05 +0800
from their web site.
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SafE Mail? and RSA(r) algorithms comparison table
| SafE Mail(TM) | RSA (RC4+MD5)
-------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------
Programm | SafE Mail(TM) for Win 1.12 | Entrust 1.1r1
| SafE Mail(TM) for DOS 1.12 |
| |
Performance Speed | ~4400kB/Sec (In addition to | ~770kB/Sec (Only
(Results based on | Encryption also performs | does Encryption)
33mHz SunSparcs | Compression, Error |
Station) | Correction, Internet |
| Compatibility and Electronic|
| Signature at the same time).|
| |
Compression | Yes, up to 85% | No, increases
| | file size by up
| | to 40%
| |
Internet | Yes | No
Compatibility | |
| |
Electronic | Yes | Yes
Signature | |
| |
Public Key | Yes | Yes
Distribution | |
| |
Length of Public | 22 characters only | Over 1200 characters
Key | | can distribute on the
| | diskettes only
| |
Integrity Checking| Yes | Yes
| |
Error Correction | 9 different levels, selected| None Available
| by user. |
| |
Best Attack | No known way | Statistical
| | Analysis
| |
NODE 95b40249Re: FYA: SafE Mail Corporation
Don <don@wero.cs.byu.edu>Wed, 19 Jun 1996 14:00:28 +0800
geeman@BEST.COM ("geeman@best.com") writes:
>
> | SafE Mail(TM) | RSA (RC4+MD5)
> -------------------+-----------------------------+--------------------
> Best Attack | No known way | Statistical
Hmm, I suppose "Captain Crunch Decoder Ring" doesn't count as a "known way".
Incidently, I read this through nntp.hks.net, which has 75 messages available.
It's been a long time since hks was serving cpunks, I hope this means they're
back up.
Don
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