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echo: fidosoft.husky
to: Richard Menedetter
from: Gerrit Kuehn
date: 2003-06-03 11:28:34
subject: Crypto support for FoiP?

Hello Richard!

Jun 03 10:19 03, Richard Menedetter wrote to Gerrit Kuehn:


 DS>>> # * `-crypt' - crypt traffic with this node. Works only on outbound
 DS>>> #              calls with another binkd 0.9.5 or higher.

 GK>> Sorry, I was not clear about what I was searching for. I know that
 GK>> passwords can be encrypted. I was looking for something to encrypt 
 GK>> the whole session, including all transferred data/mail.

 RM> I thought that crypt does exactly this.

Ok, then I misunderstood that point. I'll have a closer look at this, then.

 RM> But I think that the algorithm used is very weak.

Well, I hope I can get some further information from the docs about the
algorithm used and so on...


Regards,
Gerrit

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