encrypted tapes (was Re: Papers about "Algorithm hiding" ?)

[Peter Gutmann]

astiglic at okiok.com writes:

>I saw allot of requirements by security auditors that looked pretty silly.

"Must use 128-bit RSA encryption" has to be the all-time favourite.

One I saw recently was a requirement for using X9.17 key management... in SSL.

Peter.

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