removing bdes..

Slawa Olhovchenkov slw at zxy.spb.ru
Tue Feb 10 15:18:15 UTC 2015


On Mon, Feb 09, 2015 at 10:15:02AM -0800, John-Mark Gurney wrote:

> So, I happen to stuble across bdes recently and think we should remove
> it..
> 
> I'm fine w/ making it a port so that people who need it can use it...
> 
> Especially considering:
>      The DES cipher should no longer be considered secure.  Please consider
>      using a more modern alternative.
> 
> Though sadly, that comment was added almost 15 years after DES was
> brute forced by DEEPCrack.

Clear text also insecure. Do you remove all clear text?


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