DES algorithm on UNIX.
John M Vinopal
tecc015 at ucscc.UCSC.EDU
Thu Apr 27 14:06:20 AEST 1989
From smm.18 BSD UNIX 4.3, some information is provided
about DES under UNIX. Specifically that 25 passes through the
algorithm are performed. I've been unable to verify this --
standard info says that only 16 passes are employed. Anyone have
the know on this?
Also, the permutation matrices (S-Boxes), or at least one
of them is apparently salt dependent. Is this box #6 as I've heard
rumoured? I know the whole background of the S-boxes is classified,
but is the implimentation under UNIX able to be discussed?
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