See <http://gits-sec.treas.gov/const.htm>; there's going to be a meeting discussing key recovery technology and legislation in Washington, D.C. on November 5. I don't really have time to track down the organizational pedigree of "GITS" (Government Information Technology Services), the institution organizing the conference, but they've got space on the Dept of Treasury's web server. The meeting features, among other folks, William Reinsch, undersecretary at the Dept of Commerce, and an unnamed luncheon speaker who will discuss the future of KR legislation. The cost is $100, and they want you to register by today. Am unsure how easy it'd be to crash the conference - it's at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. The web page features plenty of obfuscation/confusion which tries to link KR technology with encryption/security technology, suggesting that a combination of the two (or merely the former) is required to allow widespread use of the Internet for commerce and data transfer. If anyone happens to attend, I imagine that list subscribers would be interested in a summary of the comments, etc. -- Greg Broiles | US crypto export control policy in a nutshell: gbroiles@netbox.com | Export jobs, not crypto. http://www.io.com/~gbroiles | http://www.parrhesia.com