At 09:17 AM 9/16/96 -0700, Lucky Green wrote:
On Mon, 16 Sep 1996, John Young wrote:
9-15-96. PcWe: "IBM Boosts Encryption Initiative "
IBM security initiatives next month will include a new way to build encryption into software and technology that could enable U.S. companies to export products with strong encryption algorithms. IBM also will introduce several "key-recovery" technologies that could enable businesses to satisfy the requirement imposed by the U.S. government that it be able to access encrypted data on demand.
Aparently, Al Gore's recent phone calls to everybody who is anybody in the industry have paid off. After HP, TIS, and other unnamed parties, now IBM is supporting GAK. Folks, this battle is lost. Domestic GAK is coming to a PKI near you.
So, the "Little Tramp" and the "Great Dictator" turn out to be one and the same... Jim Bell jimbell@pacifier.com