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new 448 bit key by Indian firm
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Narayan Raghu)
Tue Nov 3 11:57:28 1998
Date: Tue, 03 Nov 1998 03:43:35 +0530
From: Narayan Raghu <narry@geocities.com>
To: Robert Hettinga <rah@shipwright.com>
CC: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net, dcsb@ai.mit.edu,
Digital Bearer Settlement List <dbs@philodox.com>, cryptography@c2.net,
"e$"@vmeng.com
[Yeah, it is probably snake oil. I'm letting the post through because
it would be better for some people to explain why to the poster in
private than to discuss the whole thing to him myself. Chalk this up
to lazyness. Please send followups to the poster in private. --Perry]
Hello,
Sorry for any cross-posting.
Just thought this group would be interested in this new s/w.
The most startling thing about it is the price Rs. 1,650. (approx US$
40) per copy ...
I'll be at the Bangalore IT fair morrow, and will try to give a first
hand update of this stuff after meeting with the reps.
http://www.timesofindia.com/031198/03mban19.htm
Indian firm unveils 448-bit encryption
package
It is called EMD Armor -- an award-winning
encryption software package using a powerful 448-bit key,
developed by an Indian company. It beats the United
States at its
own game, for, even today, US companies are not allowed to
export encryption software that uses keys higher than
128 bits.
-- snip ----
EMD Armor, which is used to secure your personal computer,
also goes by the name of Sigma 2000. It has picked up the
Editors Choice award. The product range covers security for
PCs, e-mail, networks. `Our product combines the highest key
strength, fast encryption speed (60 MB per minute), and
online
encryption. That means non-encyrpted data is never stored on
your hard disk. Anything that is there is
encrypted. Complete security,'' says Kundu.
-- snip --
K. Kundu, Signitron India Director, an IIT Kharagpur alumni,
told The Times of India that the key algorithm they
have used is
`Blowfish', developed by cryptography guru Bruce Schneir.
regards,
narry
