[Emacs-diffs] master 190a45f: (Network Security): Fix the description of the 3DES weakness

[Lars Ingebrigtsen]

branch: master
commit 190a45f201a9ae41c241a93f4b58c7e60b7a1c59
Author: Noam Postavsky <address@hidden>
Commit: Lars Ingebrigtsen <address@hidden>

    (Network Security): Fix the description of the 3DES weakness
    
    * doc/emacs/misc.texi (Network Security): Fix the description of
    the 3DES weakness.
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 doc/emacs/misc.texi | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/emacs/misc.texi b/doc/emacs/misc.texi
index 78f28cc..e178d3f 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/misc.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/misc.texi
@@ -379,8 +379,8 @@ will be made, in addition to the above:
 
 @table @asis
 @item @acronym{3DES} cipther
-The @acronym{RC4} stream cipher is believed by some to be of low
-quality and may allow eavesdropping by third parties.
+The @acronym{3DES} stream cipher provides at most 112 bits of
+effective security, which is considered to be towards the low end.
 
 @item a validated certificate changes the public key
 Servers change their keys occasionally, and that is normally nothing