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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/crypto/des_modes.pod | 4 |
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diff --git a/doc/crypto/des_modes.pod b/doc/crypto/des_modes.pod index 36b77c454d..da75e8007d 100644 --- a/doc/crypto/des_modes.pod +++ b/doc/crypto/des_modes.pod @@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ just one key. =item * If the first and last key are the same, the key length is 112 bits. -There are attacks that could reduce the key space to 55 bit's but it -requires 2^56 blocks of memory. +There are attacks that could reduce the effective key strength +to only slightly more than 56 bits, but these require a lot of memory. =item * |