Re: Builtin encryption support in rsync (was Re: I also am getting hang/timeout using rsync 2.4.6 -e ssh)

[Martin Pool]

On 29 Oct 2000, Martin Pool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Although I would prefer a cypher with a nonproprietary design, RC4
> does seem to be widely used and trusted.  Schneier also mentions SEAL;
> I'll look at it later.

It turns out that SEAL is patented (patent pending?) by IBM, so it's
even worse.

So as far as I know arcfour is the only well-established stream cypher
without ``intellectual property'' encumbrances.

-- 
Martin Pool

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