Re: own cypher-algorithm - TaShiKai

From: steven (stevenPANTSvh_at_pandora.be)
Date: 07/03/05 

Date: Sun, 03 Jul 2005 16:37:59 GMT

"Joe Peschel" <jpeschel@no.spam.org> wrote in message
news:Xns9684C84BFA49Efa0khgj7ji8i8jo9@216.168.3.44...
> Mike Amling <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in
> news:JWBwe.16994$26.11974@chiapp18.algx.net:
>
> > Colin Percival wrote:
> >> Taliesin <taliesin.mckeen@gmx.de> wrote:
> >>
> >>>I'm writing a cypher for about 3 years now [snip]
> >>
> >>
> >> Don't do that.
> >>
> >> Don't design your own ciphers.
> >
> > This is sufficient, but the real criterion is not to depend on them.
> >>
> >> Don't even write your own implementations of existing ciphers.
> >
> > Well, let's not get carried away.
>
> I think Colin meant to say something like, "Don't write, for anyone but
> yourself, your own implementations of existing ciphers."

Why do you think so? I read "Don't even write your own implementations of
existing ciphers." every time again, and I've read and reread the sentence
at least a dozen times.
Steven

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  • Re: own cypher-algorithm - TaShiKai
    ... >> Don't design your own ciphers. ... but the real criterion is not to depend on them. ... >> Don't even write your own implementations of existing ciphers. ...
    (sci.crypt)
  • Re: own cypher-algorithm - TaShiKai
    ... I read "Don't even write your own implementations ... > of existing ciphers." ... because I don't think Colin wrote what he actually meant. ... Joe Peschel ...
    (sci.crypt)
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