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Article #2368Re: Weak cryptography >> Key registration
From: Carl Ellison
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:09
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 19:09
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In article <1992Nov20.212058.1454@netcom.com> strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes: > >Carl Ellison, in discussing weak systems which can be broken by the NSA >but not Joe Mobster, misses the point. > >Many of us are worried not about Joe Mobster, but about Mitsubishi, >or the Government of France, or a Russian competitor with friends in >their equivalent of the NSA. OK -- so I shouldn't have stressed the word "weak". It has to be medium strength -- just strong enough to defeat the intelligence services of all governments except our own. :-) However, I still claim that key registration is *weaker than* weak cryptography -- because Joe Mobster doesn't need any cryptanalysis to defeat it -- just an offer the registration person can not refuse. -- -- <<Disclaimer: All opinions expressed are my own, of course.>> -- Carl Ellison cme@sw.stratus.com -- Stratus Computer Inc. M3-2-BKW TEL: (508)460-2783 -- 55 Fairbanks Boulevard ; Marlborough MA 01752-1298 FAX: (508)624-7488
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