On Thu, Sep 03, 2009 at 11:45:02AM -0400, Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote:
> Stephen Joyce wrote at about 10:31:44 -0400 on Thursday, September 3, 2009:
>  > Have you tried ssh -c blowfish?
>  > 
>  > 3des is the default cipher for most ssh implementations and blowfish is 
>  > much faster than 3des.
> 
> Thanks - I wasn't aware of that.
> What (if any) are the downsides to using 'blowfish' vs 3DES?

NSA will have a harder job of decrypting. ;->

Seriously: None. Blowfish is faster and more secure than 3DES.

Tino.

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