Re: BXA on Crypto Plans

Date: Fri, 21 Mar 1997 08:42:22 -0500 To: cypherpunks@toad.com From: John Young Subject: BXA on Crypto Plans Reply-to: John Young

Excerpt of BXA head William Reinsch statement on Goodlatte's SAFEncryption Bill HR 695 on March 20, 1997:

[...] To that end, we will shortly submit legislation intended to do the following:

Expressly confirm the freedom of domestic users to choose any type or strength of encryption.

Explicitly state that participation in the key management infrastructure is voluntary.

I think we should ponder the validity of the underlying assumption here - that there will be *one* PKI system, and (speculating here) (i) the government sets what it's requirements are, and (ii) they will include compromising one's private keys.

Offers, on a voluntary basis, firms that are in the business of providing public cryptography keys the opportunity to obtain government recognition, allowing them to market the trustworthiness implied by government approval.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This is a joke, right? Peter Trei trei@process.com Disclaimer: I do not represent my employer.