/* -*-c-*-
*
- * $Id: safer.h,v 1.1 2001/04/29 17:37:35 mdw Exp $
+ * $Id: safer.h,v 1.3 2004/04/08 01:36:15 mdw Exp $
*
* The SAFER block cipher
*
* (c) 2001 Straylight/Edgeware
*/
-/*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------*
+/*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------*
*
* This file is part of Catacomb.
*
* it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as
* published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
* License, or (at your option) any later version.
- *
+ *
* Catacomb is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
* GNU Library General Public License for more details.
- *
+ *
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
* License along with Catacomb; if not, write to the Free
* Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston,
* MA 02111-1307, USA.
*/
-/*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------*
+/*----- Notes on the SAFER block cipher -----------------------------------*
*
- * $Log: safer.h,v $
- * Revision 1.1 2001/04/29 17:37:35 mdw
- * Added SAFER block cipher.
+ * SAFER was designed by James Massey (who also worked on IDEA) for Cylink.
+ * It's free -- patents or other silliness. The original key schedule had
+ * some weaknesses, and a new one (the SK version) was added. SAFER has a
+ * variable number of rounds. The standard interface uses the recommended
+ * number for the given key schedule algorithm and key size.
*
+ * SAFER got a bad press in Schneier's book `Applied Cryptography'. I think
+ * this is undeserved. SAFER is a well-designed cipher which mostly looks
+ * pretty solid.
*/
#ifndef CATACOMB_SAFER_H
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