Re: US Congress already discussing bans on strong crypto

From: Scott Corey (Scott@bsdprophet.org)
Date: 09/17/01 

Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 12:42:02 -0500
From: Scott Corey <Scott@bsdprophet.org>
To: Michael Richards <michael@fastmail.ca>

Michael Richards wrote:
>
> I think it would be just as effective if they were to pass a law
> requiring all terrorist organisations to provide backdoor keys to
> their encrypted communications.
>
> Since things like DES and RSA are so widely published there really
> isn't a way to make these "go away". If you're planning on hijacking
> aircraft and flying them into buildings, I don't think you will care
> that much about a little law against sending PGP'd email.
<snip>

What makes you think there are no backdoors now?

I always thought that it was odd that the NSA allowed MS and Netscape
to export 128 bit encryption with their browsers last year.

Scroll down to page 34 "Workfactor Reduction"

http://www.fas.org/irp/program/process/docs/98-14-01-2en.pdf

Scott

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