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Re: Key Escrow Papers
>From: John Young <[email protected]>
>Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 20:55:49 -0400
> Note 1: It was Michael Nelson of the White House who said
> that the reason to maintain the 64-bit limit for export was
> because the key escrow methodology had not yet been proven
> reliable and that the security agencies insisted on the
> relatively weak system in case key escrow failed.
Clint Brooks of NSA repeated this assertion, at least once. He said it
during the August 17, 1995 meeting as well.
I find this interesting, not least as a violation of security. This
amounts to an open declaration that NSA can break through 64-bit keys.
Could it be that NSA was miffed at being upstaged in the announcement of
breaking through a 40-bit key and wanted to up the ante? .... :-)
- Carl
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