>>>>> On Fri, 23 Mar 2001 13:50:54 +0100, Philippe Seidel >>>>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> was runoured to have said:
> Hi all, > As you are the only security-related list I'm subscribed to and > cryptography has something to do with security, I'm directing this > question to this list. > I want to inform myself about the internal workings of some simple > cryptographic algorithm. Now, there's the problem that when I look on > the internet I either get introductions to some cryptosystems > (PGP/X.509) or mathematic describtions that go beyond my mathematic > knowledge (especially as I'm German and know these mathematical terms > only in German). So I wanted to ask if anyone of you knows an > easy-to-understand and yet complete explanation of a cryptographic > algorithm. Hi, there were a couple of similar thread on linux-crypto some time ago, archived here: http://mail.nl.linux.org/linux-crypto/ Have a look at the December 2001 archives, threads like the "crypto basics" and "question about ciphers" should have some useful meta-info... HTH. > I already thought of looking into the libssl-sources, but I don't think > I will understand them either without knowing about the algorithms. > Thanks for your help in advance, > Philippe Rgds, /-sb. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
