Article View: sci.crypt
Article #4048Re: publication status of DES algorithm / NSA
From: Don Martin
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1988 06:35
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 1988 06:35
21 lines
1237 bytes
1237 bytes
One possibilty is to use a foriegn publisher. As an example, both FORTRAN and Pascal DES algorithms are published in: _Numerical Recipes: The Art of Scientific Computing_ Press, Flannery, Teukolsky and Vetterling. Cambridge University Press. A book that is highly recomded in spite of the poor implemetation of DES ( 1 bit per integer ). Actually, I cannot see how a conviction could be obtained given the wide distribution of the DES algorirthm even it it were illegal. I would also be very surprised ( well perhaps a little bit surprised ) if any government agency would dare to set a precedent with DES given the great risk of losing the case. Not to mention becoming known as real idiots. Don Martin martin@entropy.ms.washington.ms
Technical Details
Message-ID:
<770@entropy.ms.washington.edu>Path:
arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!lll-tis!ames!ll-xn!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!uw-june!uw-entropy!martinReferences:
<934@PT.CS.CMU.EDU>Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!lll-tis!ames!ll-xn!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!uw-june!uw-entropy!martin From: martin@entropy.ms.washington.edu (Don Martin) Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: publication status of DES algorithm / NSA Message-ID: <770@entropy.ms.washington.edu> Date: 24 Feb 88 06:35:23 GMT References: <934@PT.CS.CMU.EDU> Organization: UW MathStat, Seattle Lines: 20 Keywords: DES NSA publication intelligence Summary: publication of DES