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I agree most can be used securely, but I can't think of any legitimate use for DES in 2021. The old hash functions obviously have utility in non-secure contexts
by slaymaker1907 5y ago
I agree most can be used securely, but I can't think of any legitimate use for DES in 2021. The old hash functions obviously have utility in non-secure contexts, but not really symmetric encryption.
- BeefWellington 5y agoI can think of one specific use case: supporting an upgrade path for older versions of a given application. That's about it though.