Date: Sat, 30 May 1998 12:07:57 -0500 From: "J.A. Terranson" <sysadmin@mfn.org> To: "'Gary Palmer'" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Open Systems Networking <opsys@mail.webspan.net>, Cory Kempf <ckempf@enigami.com>, "freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: MD5 v. DES? Message-ID: <01BD8BC3.962CBD80@w3svcs.mfn.org>
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"J.A. Terranson" wrote in message ID <01BD8B6C.68192890@w3svcs.mfn.org>: > > Actually, this question is nonsensical, as MD5 and DES are > two *entirely* different things. So, in general, you are right. However, in this case I believe we are talking about password functions, and there *is* a relevance to the comparison. [=] I was not aware of the context (I was responding to "digested" 8-> form of the original message (having never seen the original) which did not make the context clear... Within this context, I would submit that DES is the "better" function, as it is not subject to "birthday" problems, I do realize however, in the *real* world, this is probably not a *real* issue... J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe security" in the body of the message
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