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Re: GAK?



>From: [email protected] (Paul Ferguson)
>Date: Wed, 10 Aug 1994 11:35:06 -0500 (EST)

>It's a cypherpunk' coined acronym for "Government Access to Keys;" 
>a parody on the possibility of SKE (Software Key Encryption).

Tim May keeps tying GAK to SKE, but I object to that.

SKE is a small subset of "Key Escrow" (using the gov't's term for the
moment) while GAK is a superset of "Key Escrow".  IMHO, it is GAK we need
to stay focussed on.  SKE is a danger to track, but it's by no means the
whole danger.

 - Carl