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Article #175Finally! We're getting somewhere.
From: Carl Ellison
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 19:48
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 19:48
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In article <1992Oct28.214920.15601@tessi.com> george@tessi.com (George Mitchell) writes: >I believe that all the participants in this discussion would agree >that: When the Government can show, through legitimately obtained >evidence, that a particular encrypted communication relates to a >crime, then they can, after the fact, subpoena the plaintext of that >communication. We finally have a benefit to BOTH the government and the citizen from cryptography. If encryption were universal and keys were kept secret, in the hands of the owner only, the government could still perform a wiretap. Once in posession of an encrypted conversation, the Gov't can now prove if a citizen's claimed plaintext is truthful -- by applying the citizen's session key. The citizen keeps his privacy. The Gov't gains an ability to prove perjury or the lack of it. Sounds good to me. -- -- <<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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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!charon.amdahl.com!pacbell.com!sgiblab!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!bu.edu!transfer!ellisun.sw.stratus.com!cme From: cme@ellisun.sw.stratus.com (Carl Ellison) Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Finally! We're getting somewhere. Message-ID: <7680@transfer.stratus.com> Date: 29 Oct 92 19:48:14 GMT References: <1992Oct28.152443.1589@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu> <1992Oct28.214920.15601@tessi.com> Sender: usenet@transfer.stratus.com Organization: Stratus Computer, Software Engineering Lines: 30