> >Which is better for everyday encryption where speed is not a big issue?  I
> >know that Blowfish is better than vanilla DES, but is it better than 3DES?
>
> Since you don't care about speed, Blowfish with a 256+ bit key (it
> even supports longer ones, as I remember) is much better than 3DES as
> far as security is concerned.

Didn't Schneier himself recommend triple DES as the most secure solution,
pending the approval of AES?  He doesn't seem to have many good things
to say about Blowfish these days.

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