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- Newsgroups: sci.crypt
- From: Owen.Lewis@purplet.demon.co.uk (Owen Lewis)
- Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!purplet!Owen.Lewis
- Subject: Re: My book
- Organization: FidoNet node 2:252/305 - The Purple Tentacle, Reading
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:27:00 +0000
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- -=> Quoting Mshannon to All <=-
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- Ms> .... the book I am writing. Title is Digital Privacy,
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- I look forward to seeing a copy when it is published over here. Would
- you let me know the publisher?
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- Ms> I have concluded that using RSA keys longer than 200 digits and triple
- Ms> encrypting the DES (360 bit keyspace?) are totally unnecessary for the
- Ms> average person and small business owner.
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- Who - or what - is the average person? If you only need to maintain privacy
- from the casual overhearing of a neighbour, fine. If, to change the metaphor,
- you believe that you are not only entitled to close your door but to lock it
- also, then you might hold another view.
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- Owen
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