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Re: CVS commit: syssrc



Michael Graff writes:

> Module Name:  syssrc
> Committed By: explorer
> Date:         Fri Feb  4 02:03:03 UTC 2000
> 
> Modified Files:
>       syssrc/sys/dev/pcmcia: if_wireg.h
> 
> Log Message:
> Add encryption structure definitions -- it's interesting tht the gold card
> has 128 bit encryption, but the key space is 14 * 8 bits, or 112 bits...
> I wonder where the other 16 bits comes from?

Sounds like two DES keys.  DES keys are 56 bits, or 64 bits including
parity (which they did, historically).

Therefore 128 marketing bits...  What a fraud....



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