Re: Clipper III analysis

[Carl Ellison <cme@clark.net>]

>Date: Tue, 28 May 1996 17:37:05 -0700
>From: frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)
>Subject: Re: Clipper III analysis

> They want to GAK all keys including signature keys.  Now
>think, to whom in your life are you willing to grant unlimited power of
>attorney?  Your spouse?  Your lawyer?  Your banker?  Your employer?  Your
>government?

Almost.  Actually, they mention at one point that they don't want to 
GAK the signature keys, but it's almost an afterthought.

The thing I find peculiar is that they wand GAK through access to private
keys in a PKI, ala Micali or Banker's Trust, but the only keys which need
to be in a PKI are signature keys -- ones even they admit should not be
recovered.

Can you spell "empty intersection", boys and girls?

:)

Mighty clever of the cryptographer who started them down this path.

 - Carl

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