krb5 commit: Update DES section in README
Greg Hudson <[email protected]>
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https://github.com/krb5/krb5/commit/a39cabf22d4cf347282f3eb612382a707e663adc commit a39cabf22d4cf347282f3eb612382a707e663adc Author: Greg Hudson <[email protected]> Date: Wed Mar 18 19:21:56 2020 -0400 Update DES section in README README | 11 ++++------- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 2cdc866..01d087c 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -64,14 +64,11 @@ and using the "Guest Login" button. Please note that the web interface to our bug database is read-only for guests, and the primary way to interact with our bug database is via email. -DES transition --------------- +DES no longer supported +----------------------- -The Data Encryption Standard (DES) is widely recognized as weak. The -krb5-1.7 release contains measures to encourage sites to migrate away -from using single-DES cryptosystems. Among these is a configuration -variable that enables "weak" enctypes, which defaults to "false" -beginning with krb5-1.8. +Beginning with the krb5-1.18 release, single-DES encryption types are +no longer supported. Major changes in 1.19 ---------------------