Date: Fri, 14 May 2004 15:00:52 -0400 From: Brian Fundakowski Feldman <green@FreeBSD.org> To: Joerg Wunsch <joerg@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/usr.bin/enigma enigma.1 Message-ID: <200405141900.i4EJ0qTK071958@green.homeunix.org> In-Reply-To: Message from Joerg Wunsch <joerg@FreeBSD.org> <200405141846.i4EIkGph072981@repoman.freebsd.org>
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Joerg Wunsch <joerg@FreeBSD.org> wrote: > joerg 2004/05/14 11:46:16 PDT > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > usr.bin/enigma enigma.1 > Log: > When I wrote this man page more than 5 years ago, I simply didn't > understand the true symmetric nature of Enigma, so my description of > ``automatically detects that the input is encrypted'' was simply > wrong. Replace that by a more accurate description of why feeding the > ciphertext again into the engine will decrypt it. You may want to amend it into the 21st century regarding what the alternatives are for "real" encryption -- perhaps replace all of the mentioned alternatives with openssl(1), or just replace bdes(1)... -- Brian Fundakowski Feldman \'[ FreeBSD ]''''''''''\ <> green@FreeBSD.org \ The Power to Serve! \ Opinions expressed are my own. \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\
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