> > Asymmetric ciphers like RSA are used on very small pieces of
> > information,
> > not on bulk data. In the case of encryption, the asymmetric algorithm is
> > used to securely exchange a random small number that is then
> > used as the key
> > in a symmetric algorithm like blowfish or AES.
> This "number" is only one of parameters used by symmetric key generation
> routine which generates keys used by symmetric algorithms like AES.
> This number is not used directly as symmetric key.
> Marek Marcola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
You are, of course correct. This is misstated surprisingly often. See,
for
example:
https://www.covalent.net/resource/documentation/ers/2.2.0/HTML/ProductGuide/
sslfeatures.html
http://www.ipswitch.com/support/ws_ftp-server/guide/v5/ch10_sslconfiga2.html
http://www.iusmentis.com/business/epayment/securepayment/
http://hostsure.com/2i_ssl.shtml
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/power/en/ps1q02_ssl?c=us&l=en
&s=gen
DS
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