Protecting Your Data With Crypto

[John Young <jya@pipeline.com>]

We have put the November UNIX Review article Peter cited
in his letter to the editor, "Protecting Your Data With Cryptography," 
at:

     http://jya.com/protect.htm


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Peter Allan wrote:
>
>[ I refer to the article starting on p55
>  of the Nov 1996 Unix Review. ]
>
>-----letter to Ed start here------
>
>Andrew,
>
>Congratulations on a welcome crypto article in UR.
>
>This is an important topic for security, networks,
>web-based commerce etc and is only going to increase in 
>importance as people realise data is money.
>
>The article did raise my eyebrows a few times though
>with some wild statements - about the speed of brute-force
>attacks on DES, and about USG 'key escrow' proposals,
>patents and key certification.
>
>Also there are absolutely crucial issues not touched on,
>probably for lack of space.  Details matter, and if you're
>contemplating another article on the subject I'd be happy
>to write it [subject to my boss' approval] or review it
>before publication.  The field moves fast at times, and
>it would be good to keep an eye on the subject in a fairly
>regular column.
>
>Strangely, your author didn't mention ftp.ox.ac.uk,
>an ftp site for many good crypto tools, which
>(as a UK site) is not subject to US export restrictions.
>
>
> -- Peter Allan    peter.allan@aeat.co.uk