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Re: FTS2000 and Encryption?
At 1:57 PM 6/30/96 -0400, Mark O. Aldrich wrote:
>... The [FTS2000 follow-on contract - WSF]
>security policy and RFP materials are on the 'net (I can't get to the web
>right now, or I'd post the URL with this message).
Please post the URL when you can.
>From what I remember,
>the RFP does state that all payload data will be encrypted by the
>Government using NSA-approved crypto and that the vendors are not to
>"worry about" what's in the payloads. All they have to do is carry it
>from point a to point b.
Given that FTS2000 supports X.25 Packet Assembly Disassembly (PADs), there
is a wide field ahead for screwing up such useful features as 8-bit
transparent characters and data forwarding (i.e. When does the PAD decide
it has a complete packet and actually send it). Try running emacs without
good data forwarding control.
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