TCM writes:
Wide distribution of tools and channels.
A very important point that I haven't seen raised in this thread is _why_ strong crypto is going to be widespread and thus impossible to control. Strong crypto is going to be the foundation of the information age. Sorry for the buzzwords, but it is very obvious to almost everyone that there is potentially a lot of money to be made with the 'Net and strong crypto is required to guarantee that people get what is coming to them and not get ripped off. Strong crypto maximizes returns by outright preventing fraud (which is far better than after-the-fact legal remedies!) and allowing more efficient collection of money (with self-enforcing protocols and eliminating middle men). Weak Crypto (i.e. GAK) does not offer these features because the weak point in the chain becomes a mostly disinterested low-wage employee at the KRC, which is likely to be operated by a foreign government! Any businessman can immediately understand why this is unacceptable, especially with all of the economic espionage stories going around corporate america. People will outright demand strong crypto. This is already happening. Despite intense pressure from TLA's for GAK, savvy businesses are demanding strong crypto (the idea that no crypto at all will be used is utterly ridiculous, it will either be strong or GAKed but there will be crypto). Hardly anyone is bowing to the pressure. It will take a mandate from congress to get people to actually use GAK, and the more businesses and congresscritters begin understand the benefits of strong crypto to the bottom line, the less likely such a mandate would happen. andrew