gpgsm 1.9.22 supports no RC2 Algorithm ?

[Werner Koch]

On Thu,  3 May 2007 22:34, nsushkin at sushkins.net said:

> There has been a bug filed today in Mozilla bugzilla, 
> https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=379625. If any of you can 
> vote, track, or help troubleshoot the issue, the affected users (including 
> me) will greatly appreciate.

The issue is simply that Mozilla allows (and even worse, sometimes
forces) the use of RC2.  This should be fixed asap in Mozilla.

I consider any application using RC2 for encryption not only broken but
playing a false game with its users by telling them: Your mail has been
encrypted.  They are not telling them that it is the "NSA approved" 40
bit cipher used in the dark ages for US-exportable software.

Go and drop RC2!


Salam-Shalom,

   Werner


p.s.  
I am aware that it is possible to use other key lengths with RC2
but due to trade secrets, FUD and a wealth of proven and free cipher
algorithms, RC2 has no reasons to exist (maybe except for its needless
use in pkcs#11).
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