http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_Encryption_Standard

Wikipedia states that DH is safe if the keys are well chosen, but makes no
mention of bit-length.

db

On 04/04/2008, Michael Brown <knightmb at knightmb dot dyndns dot org> wrote:
>
> A quick google search didn't find anything to support the "it's not
> secure" part, I would like to read more about it if you have a link to the
> information.
>
> wmorgan at ffpir dot org wrote:
>
> > It looks like the other end of the connection is only offering to use
> > DES encryption and a 768-bit DH group. This is _not_ secure, but some
> > older hardware (notably Cisco) doesn't support anything better.
> >
> > I'd start by seeing if you can turn on 3DES or AES encryption and at
> > least a 1024-bit DH (aka MODP) group on the other end for the phase 1
> > negotiation.
> > Wes
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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