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Re: Notes from NIS&T Key Escrow Export conference.
> >"If keys are escrowed, what purpose does a 64 bit limit serve?"
> This question was asked, it seems like a zillion times, but
> probably no more than four or five times.
> It is a bit of a belt and suspenders idea. But it also shows how
> scared they are about real encryption.
Is there an actual quote - did an identifiable government person actually
use the 'belt and suspenders' line? This is getting to the point where
journalists could have something to hang a story on.
I think we can infer from this that the USG has, or soon expects to have,
the ability to brute 64 bits of key.
> It is clear that this meeting is a shame. Everyone in industry
^^^^^^^^
A shame certainly, but I suspect you meant 'sham' (not a spelling flame,
the difference in meaning is important).
> Pat
>
Peter Trei
Senior Software Engineer
Purveyor Development Team
Process Software Corporation
http://www.process.com
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