RC4-SHA or RC4-MD5 is very secure (128bits) and fast , comparing to
triple-DES which is one of the most secure (168bits) but also much
slower than RC4...
A pretty common cipher suite used is RC4-MD5 with RSA for Key Exchange....
(I prefer RC4-SHA w/ RSA for Kx)
Just an opinion of course :)
--francois
-----Original Message-----
From: Juergen Rensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, March 25, 1999 1:44 AM
Subject: "Best" Ciphers?
>Hi everyone,
>
>I was wondering if there is something like a "best" cipher to use, ie.
>which one is the fastest, which one the most secure, which one the best
>compromise, etc.
>
>I checked the mail archive and couldn't find anything on that topic. If
>anyone knows of any books or FAQs where I can find some comparative
>information, then I would be grateful if you could let me know.
>
>Thank you
>
>Juergen
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