Re: Type of encryption is used by Skype.

On Thu, Oct 02, 2003 at 03:37:56PM +0200, E.R.Kooi wrote:
> Dear SF-friends, someone had doubt about the type of encryption of Skype.
> This is what I found. 
> 
> Skype uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) - also known as Rijndel -
> which is also used by U.S. Government organizations to protect sensitive,
> information. Skype uses 256-bit encryption, which has a total of 1.1 x 1077
> possible keys, in order to actively encrypt the data in each Skype call or

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/cryptography-faq/snake-oil/

> instant message.

Closed-source crypto is snake oil. (It's trivial to make mistakes rendering
the system wide open, regardless of protocols or cyphers used).

Cryptography Is Hard.
 
> Fr. Gr. Eppo R. Kooi.
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