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    [ruby/openssl] pkcs7: remove default cipher from PKCS7.encrypt · 27d77a9c
    Kazuki Yamaguchi authored
    Require that users explicitly specify the desired algorithm. In my
    opinion, we are not in a position to specify the default cipher.
    
    When OpenSSL::PKCS7.encrypt is given only two arguments, it uses
    "RC2-40-CBC" as the symmetric cipher algorithm. 40-bit RC2 is a US
    export-grade cipher and considered insecure.
    
    Although this is technically a breaking change, the impact should be
    minimal. Even when OpenSSL is compiled with RC2 support and the macro
    OPENSSL_NO_RC2 is not defined, it will not actually work on modern
    systems because RC2 is part of the legacy provider.
    
    https://github.com/ruby/openssl/commit/439f456bfa
    27d77a9c
    [ruby/openssl] pkcs7: remove default cipher from PKCS7.encrypt
    Kazuki Yamaguchi authored
    Require that users explicitly specify the desired algorithm. In my
    opinion, we are not in a position to specify the default cipher.
    
    When OpenSSL::PKCS7.encrypt is given only two arguments, it uses
    "RC2-40-CBC" as the symmetric cipher algorithm. 40-bit RC2 is a US
    export-grade cipher and considered insecure.
    
    Although this is technically a breaking change, the impact should be
    minimal. Even when OpenSSL is compiled with RC2 support and the macro
    OPENSSL_NO_RC2 is not defined, it will not actually work on modern
    systems because RC2 is part of the legacy provider.
    
    https://github.com/ruby/openssl/commit/439f456bfa
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