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+.\" $OpenBSD: iked.conf.5,v 1.37 2015/01/15 11:54:31 sobrado Exp $
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-.Dd $Mdocdate: January 2 2015 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: January 15 2015 $
.Dt IKED.CONF 5
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-Use of DES as an encryption algorithm is not recommended (except for
-backwards compatibility) due to the short key length.
+Use of DES as an encryption algorithm is considered to be insecure
+since brute force attacks are practical due its short key length.
.Pp
DES requires 8 bytes to form a 56-bit key and 3DES requires 24 bytes
to form its 168-bit key.