In <L0c53D131w165w@bwalk.dm.com>, on 03/05/97 at 07:44 PM, dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM) said:
"Bob Atkinson (Exchange)" <bobatk@EXCHANGE.MICROSOFT.com> writes:
Actually, and sort of to the point, no, the keys never actually ever the BBN box, except as part of a backup procedure in which they are extracted in a doubly-encrypted form for which for security reasons you need the manufacturer's help in restoring.
To this day, no human or computer other than the box itself knows the
But do we necessarily believe what Microsoft people say?
Dimitri "bought OS/2 1.0 from Microsoft" Vulis
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