Re: Double Encryption Illegal?
From: Douglas A. Gwyn <DAGwyn_at_null.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 11:17:19 -0400
Message-ID: <39C38EFF.704C110C_at_null.net>
Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 11:17:19 -0400
Message-ID: <39C38EFF.704C110C_at_null.net>
PRdO wrote:
> IMHO double encryption *does not* add security, i.e., double
> encryption in 128-bit doesn't equal better encryption.
> (since encryption uses random keys, "randoming" again the data
> would not lead to more secure data).
Wrong. If different keys are used for the two encryptions, the result is usually harder for an eavesdropper to crack than if just one of the two encryptions had been used. There is no randomness involved in either encryption. Received on Sat Sep 16 2000 - 17:17:19 CEST