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	Title		: DES Security Implications
	Author(s)	: S. Kelly
	Filename	: draft-kelly-saag-des-implications-01.txt
	Pages		: 26
	Date		: 2006-8-1

The Data Encryption Standard [DES] is susceptible to brute force
attacks which are well within the reach of a modestly financed
adversary.  As a result, DES has been deprecated, and replaced by the
Advanced Encryption Standard [AES].  Nonetheless, many applications
continue to rely on DES for security, and designers and implementers
continue to provide support for it in new applications.  While this
is not always inappropriate, it frequently is.  This note discusses
DES security implications, so that designers and implementers can
make judicious decisions regarding its use.

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