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DES Ecryption

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NODE 7fc0c7a0DES Ecryption FTPPork@aol.comMon, 31 Aug 1998 15:23:36 -0700 (PDT)

Hey, could anyone tell me what process DES Encryption goes through, or point
me to a site with the information?

Thanx
-Buzz-
P.S. Please no flames because I am on AOL...

NODE c7b92179Re: DES Ecryption Steve Bryan <sbryan@vendorsystems.com>Mon, 31 Aug 1998 20:36:06 -0700 (PDT)

>Hey, could anyone tell me what process DES Encryption goes through, or point
>me to a site with the information?
>
>Thanx
>-Buzz-
>P.S. Please no flames because I am on AOL...

This may not be the absolute best place to start but it is certainly current:

<http://www.eff.org/pub/Privacy/Crypto_misc/DESCracker/>

This describes the efforts made to show why a 56 bit key for DES is just
too short for many purposes. You can probably branch out from links you
find there to get more details about S-boxes and other topics.

Steve Bryan
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