removing bdes..

[John-Mark Gurney]

Slawa Olhovchenkov wrote this message on Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 18:18 +0300:
> 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?

If I have to answer that question for you, I don't need to respond to
you...

Once you have a valid argument for keeping it, I'll respond...

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