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Article #2125Re: Weak cryptography >> Key registration
From: Steve Gardner
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 23:50
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 23:50
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In article <1ejd00INN894@transfer.stratus.com> cme@ellisun.sw.stratus.com (Carl Ellison) writes: >I trust the NSA not to be in the pay of the mobs. Forever? How about if things get tough here and government pay is cut but drugs haven't been legalized? A combination of a federal government financial crisis (brought on by the federal deficit) and increased corruption brought on by the war on drugs could put even the NSA in the pay of mobsters Columbia and Bolivia have already experienced this level of corruption. It could happen here if we don't clean up our act. >Meanwhile, I'd be surprised if the NSA would bother breaking weak systems (eg. >straight single CBC DES) just for fun (eg., as a favor to someone (like the >local police) legally authorized to do the interception). What do you suppose that they have to occupy themselves now that the Ussr is kaput? They need the practice don't they? ;-) smg
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