17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Phil Karn:
No, RC4 is not the European cellular phone encryption algorithm, but that 32-bit figure *has* come up in discussions of what NSA will allow the carriers to put into next-generation digital cellular telephones.
This is an interesting comment. How, specifically, is the NSA influencing these decisions? Does it have any official say in the matter?