FLAW FOUND IN PROPOSED ENCRYPTION STANDARD
Philip DesAutels (philipd@matchlogic.com)
Wed, 1 Apr 1998 21:01:24 -0700
An ultra-strong version of the proposed U.S. data encryption standard
knows
as Triple D.E.S., which is intended for use in adding protection to the
world's electronic financial transactions, can be weakened because of a
flaw
discovered by Eli Biham of Israel's Technion institution and Lars
Knudsen at
the University of Norway. Because of the discovery, the adoption of the
proposed standard is being postponed by the American National Standards
Institute. (New York Times 31 Mar 98)