I haven't seen this mentioned on the list, so I thought I'd toss it out. According to http://www.nstissc.gov/Assets/pdf/fact%20sheet.pdf , AES is acceptable for protecting Top Secret data. Here's the crucial sentence:
The design and strength of all key lengths of the AES algorithm (i.e., 128, 192 and 256) are sufficient to protect classified information up to the SECRET level. TOP SECRET information will require use of either the 192 or 256 key lengths. --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]