Re: Definition of Military / Government grade ciphers

From: Lassi Hippeläinen (lahippel_at_ieee.orgasm-research.invalid)
Date: 05/30/03 

Date: Fri, 30 May 2003 09:21:59 GMT

Andrew Swallow wrote:
<...>
> A standard laptop will not use disk encryption, even when
> owned by the military. Communications is different.

Really??? What's the use of encrypting communications, if you can
circumvent it by stealing the laptop?

> There
> may be a market for laptops containing both disk and
> email hardware encryption.

Tthere certainly is. All laptops of my employer are encrypted, even
though we don't do any miliraty stuff. Just trade secrets. The speed and
the price of the crypto SW are fair enough for any company that has
laptops.

-- Lassi

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