Re: IESG feedback on core drafts.

[Markus Friedl <markus%openbsd.org@localhost>]

On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 12:52:37AM -0800, Frank Cusack wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 31, 2003 at 08:08:59AM -0800, Chris Lonvick wrote:
> >    The "none" cipher is provided for debugging and should never be used
> >    except for that purpose.  It's cryptographic properties are
> >    sufficiently described in RFC 2410.
> 
> I believe the "none" cipher has legitimate uses besides debugging.  You
> may want the authentication mechanisms provided by SSH, but not the data
> confidentiality. 

in this case you can use arcfour, i think.

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