Re: Double Encryption Illegal?

Tom St Denis wrote:
>
> Mok-Kong Shen <mok-kong.shen_at_t-online.de> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Tom St Denis wrote:
> > >
> > > pausch_at_saafNOSPAM.se (Paul Schlyter) wrote:
 

> > > > So you're claiming that triple-DES is no more secure than single-
> > > DES ???
> > >
> > > Read my message. Geez. I said "double" encryption is not the way
 to
> > > go about added security.
> >
> > Could you be more explicit and explain why? Are you
> > saying that superencipherment is always nonsense?
> > Is 2-DES not better than DES?
>
> Given sufficient memory 2-des is not better then des.

Please exlpain your claim or refer to literature.

M. K. Shen Received on Sun Sep 17 2000 - 19:21:17 CEST