Re: Motorola Secure Phone

[sameer <sameer@c2.org>]

	My AT&T 900 (or is it 9000?) MHz digital cordless phone says
the same thing. I figure it uses a weak cryptosystem. There is
something about key setup when you return the handset to the base.
	(The phone was $200, FWIW)

> 
> 
> I saw a new cordless phone made by Motorola in a retail outlet today
> that is supposedly "Secure from eavesdroppers."  I asked the
> salespeople for more technical info, but they weren't very helpful. 
> Does anyone have any information on this?  I didn't notice any "Not
> for Export" stickers on the box, and the ITAR does cover
> spread-spectrum technology.  So is it analog or digital?  Is it just
> doing simple analog tricks, or is it encrypting a bitstream?  Clipper
> maybe?  I doubt it.  Any info appreciated.
> 						Dan
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