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Phil Karn writes: No, RC4 is not the European cellular phone encryption algorithm, but that 32-bit figure *has* come up in discussions of what NSA will allow the carriers to put into next-generation digital cellular telephones. By "allow", I'm assuming that you mean "allow for export". Or, are you saying that they won't allow strong crypto in *domestic* next-generation cellular phones? What forms have the "incentives" or "disincentives" taken? Eric Blossom