I guess it depends on the encryption algorithm used. DES should compress well if represented as a stream of hex values. On the other hand you can always represent binary data as hex.
-----Original Message----- From: Barry Michels [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 10:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: SSH and compression ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 10:28 PM Subject: RE: SSH and compression > I might be misguided but I find it interesting that compression seems to > look for patterns > in data in order to reduce the size, where as encryption's goal is to make > the data > devoid of all distinguishable patterns? > I guess the question becomes, what comes first? If the data is compressed first, then encryption shouldn't be any easier or harder. If the data is encrypted first, then compression shouldn't work very well since there's probably less compressable patterns. Or maybe I'm wrong and should go back to lurking till a subject I do know about comes up... -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.371 / Virus Database: 206 - Release Date: 6/13/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.371 / Virus Database: 206 - Release Date: 6/13/2002 ______________________________________ The information transmitted through this mail is intended solely for the addressee and may be legally privileged. Any disclosure, copying, dissemination or any action taken or omitted, to be taken in reliance on it, by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. Smart Communications, Inc. http://www.smart.com.ph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
