Re: Markoff in NYT on NTT/RSA chip

[rodger@interramp.com (Will Rodger)]

>David Lesher writes:
>
> > So Motorboatarola puts chips in the domestic MTSO's.
> > For the international ones, they leave the chips out.
>
and Russ Nelson responded:
>Crypto hooks, or more properly, crypto pads.  Lends new meaning to the
>term "one time pads".
>

For what it's worth, Motorola can do neither. US companies can't produce
anything prohibited for export unless its in the US, for the US market. And
"crypto with a hole," or hooks for crypto generally, can't be exported,
either, unless for 40-bit stuff only. Thus, Microsoft's proposals to
produce "crypto with a hole" depend on "holes" tailored to the requirements
of specific countries.

Will Rodger
Washington Bureau Chief
Interactive Week