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From: mch@sqwest.wimsey.bc.ca (Mark C. Henderson)

Subject: Re: Ladder DES
Message-ID: <1994Feb23.182325.10802@sqwest.wimsey.bc.ca>
Keywords: DES replacement, large blocks
Organization: SoftQuad Inc. (POSTER IS NOT A SPOKESPERSON FOR SOFTQUAD INC.)
References: <1994Feb22.083353.26012@cactus.org> 
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 1994 18:23:25 GMT
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In article ,
David C. Barber  wrote:
>An interesting post, but begs a question on why don't we want to
>use IDEA to replace DES?

For one, there is the issue of the patent on IDEA.

Mark
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