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Subject: Re: SecurID algorithm???
From: lists @ lina . inka . de (Bernd Eckenfels)
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 05:10:35 +0200 (MET DST)
To: dvv @ sprint . net (Dima Volodin)
Cc: lists @ reflections . mindspring . com, firewalls @ GreatCircle . COM
In-reply-to: <199610232046 . QAA15235 @ mercury . int . sprintlink . net> from "Dima Volodin" at Oct 23, 96 04:46:08 pm

Hi,

> Anyway, I was asking about the _algorithm_, not the source code. I can
> hack little things like that myself, thankyouverymuch.

I was talking to a german SecurID Salesperson about this. I asked fot the
mathematical Algorithm (which PNG is used and which Hash. Asked about the
internal Bit-Length and so on. All I got was the Answer:

We dont publish this, since it would make SecurID more insecure. 

I was dicussing with him a big time, but he was unable to understand that
secure Algortihms dont need the be secure. I realy hpe the developers of
SecuID know that better and dont use a weak PNG and keep it secure just to
be secure.

Greetings
Bernd


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