McLinux on 14 Sep 2004 05:10:03 -0000


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Re: [PLUG] Information about Encryption Algorithm & there comparisons.


Jason Costomiris wrote:

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:30:04 +0530, McLinux <mclinux@myrealbox.com> wrote:


Hi All,

I am interested in studying various encryption algorithms ( Mainly I am
interested in studying there comparisons). Can anyone please reply with
URL or any site where I can find them?



Pick up a copy of Applied Crypto by Bruce Schneier.

That being said, what are your storage requirements? Permanent?
Temporary? What are the chances that someone could get ahold of the
ciphered data? Speed of encode/decode? Those are all factors in
choosing what types of algorithms you'll use.


Aw, yes, this is what I really wish to study.

My suggestion - for most applications, AES (or even 3DES) is what
you'll be interested in.  If you need more security, consider
public-key systems where you can secure the private key on a piece of
hardware, such as a usb token.

For most applications, AES-128, 192 or 256 would suffice.

Yes I am aswell on the same line of thinking.

-McLinux
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