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Re: FINALLY, "SOME" TRUTH Re: Anonymous Nymserver: anon.nymserver.com
On Fri, Mar 21, 1997 at 03:06:41AM -0600, Toto wrote:
> Attila T. Hun wrote, in blood:
[...]
> >
> > you got that one right!
> > just the ability to _backtrack_ into the algorithms is a start.
> > One piece of clear text and you're toast.
>
> You can't tell me the guy who designed the Rubik cube didn't know
> how to 'beat' it when he was done.
With all due respect, Toto, this is not a valid point. It is easy
for someone to design and implement something they can't beat.
Whether PKZ designed in, or was coerced into installing, a backdoor
into PGP is an interesting speculation, but immaterial. The only
real data you have is the code itself.
--
Kent Crispin "No reason to get excited",
[email protected],[email protected] the thief he kindly spoke...
PGP fingerprint: B1 8B 72 ED 55 21 5E 44 61 F4 58 0F 72 10 65 55
http://songbird.com/kent/pgp_key.html