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Re: NSA/Lotus public key (was Re: [IRS] Elvis in Escrow)

To: [email protected] (Andrew Loewenstern)
Subject: Re: NSA/Lotus public key (was Re: [IRS] Elvis in Escrow)
From: Adam Shostack <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 16:50:44 -0500 (EST)
Cc: [email protected], [email protected]
In-Reply-To: <9604181801.AA01102@ch1d157nwk> from "Andrew Loewenstern" at Apr 18, 96 01:01:12 pm
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Andrew Loewenstern wrote:

| >  I wonder, how much is NSA's secret key worth?  You know, the
| >  one they use to grab the extra key bits that Lotus Notes sends
| >  them.
| 
| Does anyone know how many bits it is?  If it is 512 or less it may
| be a good candidate for a public key factoring.

	Legally, I don't know that they can export software that
handles keys longer than 512 bits.  Wait! I forgot! They are the brute
squad.

	More seriously, if they did export an API (even a private one)
that can handle keys longer than 512 bits, perhaps we could find that
out and publish information on using the NSA-strength crypto from
Notes applications.

Adam


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					               -Hume

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- NSA/Lotus public key (was Re: [IRS] Elvis in Escrow)
  - From: Andrew Loewenstern <[email protected]>

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