Re: DH and key space question

2001-07-31 Thread Caliban Tiresias Darklock
On 31 Jul 2001 02:43:12 -0400, Haig C Didizian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I was just wondering if using DH for key negociation (say, to generate a >128 bit blowfish key) reduces the number of potential keys in a way that >significantly affects security. Okay, this is a VERY BRIEF explanation o

DH and key space question

2001-07-30 Thread Haig C Didizian
Hello, I was just wondering if using DH for key negociation (say, to generate a 128 bit blowfish key) reduces the number of potential keys in a way that significantly affects security. How much less safe is using a DH key as a blowfish key than using a random string, for example? Thanks, Haig D