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> HP UNVEILS NEW CRYPTO CONTROL FRAMEWORK
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> Hewlett-Packard announced a new framework technology designed to let
> governments enable and disable strong cryptography products. The
> framework is independent of the method used in a given product. The
> heart of the system is a small, tamper-resistant module with the
> cryptographic algorithms that remain dormant until activated. A policy
> activation token (basically some key bits) can be used to choose
> between the various crypto algorithms stored on the module. The HP
> press release makes this sound like the greatest thing since public
> key encryption, but in reality it appears to be just another attempt
> to insert government control into private data exchanges. Look for
> legislative attempts to make this technology mandatory on all
> encryption products. Technology details are at the site.
> <URL:http://www.dmo.hp.com/gsy/security/icf/main.html>
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