John, That's a brilliant (and deliciously devious) move! It never would've occurred to me that the key escrow database held by Treasury--or even parts of it--could be sprung loose with a FOIA request. I still have my doubts, but your actions will certainly force some issues to the fore. Could the result be a change of the database holders to nominally private firms, such as MITRE (actually a spook front) or Science Applications Inc.? Or even organizaitions like the ACLU and CPSR (which were proposed by some as escrow database holders)? Would this exempt the Feds from the FOIA requests? --Tim -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-688-5409 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^859433 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."