_______________________________________________________________________________ From: Adam Shostack on Fri, Nov 22, 1996 1:21
I'd just like to second what Lucky wrote at the end of his very nice summation of the crypto phone hardware issues. Eric's phones have damn good voice quality in secure mode.
I should probably make it more clear that my comment referred to price, NOT quality. I'm sure it is a wonderful product (I haven't tried it myself), but I believe the price tag was at or around $1000. My comments on the hardware used was for demostration purposes, not for saying anything was wrong with the design strategy. In fact, I thought it was a perfectly fine strategy, and easy(ish) to implement. Basically, it took the dedicated computer you would need for phone encryption and put it in a cheaper box. To be honest, I thought he had a good idea. I just wouldn't want to pay $1000 for phone encryption. But, it's rare I have conversations where I need that much security. I'm sure the product is worth it; it's just out of my price range. And probably out of the price range of the average user. PM USER ERROR: REPLACE AND STRIKE ANY KEY WHEN READY