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Re: New PGP "Everything the FBI ever dreamed of"
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At 12:52 AM 10/4/97 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
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>Though I hate the conmcept of key escrow, it actually makes sense for
>corporations to be able to have access to internal documents. Why they
>think having key escrow in place will stop people from being able to use
>other encryption as well is beyond me. I guess it's the same (stupid)
>mentality of the feds. They don't think anyone would be smart enough to use
>the escrowed encryption a a wrapper for the non-escrowed encryption.
The idea behind escrow in a company is to let each employee have their own
key (and secret key/pass-phrase) so that they can digitally sign e-mails, and
send encrypted e-mail, but with the escrow to let other people access this
mail. This is not any more surveilance than already exists in a corporate
environment, and I believe it's main purpose is *not* inside the corporation,
but for secure communications with people in other companies, typically
partners, suppliers, clients, etc.
I can't see a problem with it in this situation.
Oh, and one of the bills in Congress seemed to prohibit the US Government
from using escrow in this way in government agencies. I can't see a
justification for this. [Other than normal FOI reasons.] Think military
communicating with weapons contractors if you need an excuse for this kind of
encryption in the first place.
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Ryan Anderson - <Pug Majere> "Who knows, even the horse might sing"
Wayne State University - CULMA "May you live in interesting times.."
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