I've just started a crypto newsletter: CRYPTO-GRAM is a free monthly email newsletter on cryptography from Bruce Schneier (author of Applied Cryptography, inventor of Blowfish, general crypto pundit and occasional crypto curmudgeon). You can subscribe to CRYPTO-GRAM: on the WWW, at http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram.html by sending e-mail to crypto-gram-subscribe@chaparraltree.com In the May issue: The Secret Story of Non-Secret Encryption. The story behind the British claim that they invented public-key cryptography first. Advanced Encryption Standard. How the government is replacing DES. In the June issue: Side Channel Attacks. What's the big idea behind the recent press announcements about breaking smart cards by analyzing the power line? Risks of Key Recovery, Key Escrow, etc. Why implementing a FBI-style key recovery scheme will do more to hurt national security than simply letting people communicate. Other regular features include: News. Links to the interesting crypto stories. War Stories. There are security lessons to learn from all over, not just from computer geeks. Resources. Summaries of the good Web resources on privacy, security, and encryption. We understand and respect your right to privacy. You are receiving this email only because you have demonstrated an interest in the areas of privacy, security and encryption. You should also know that we would not sell, rent or share our mailing list should you decide to subscribe. Our goal is to maintain and develop a relationship of integrity and trust with our subscribers. The members of this list are not for sale. Period. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact me. Otherwise, I hope you'll take a moment to subscribe to CRYPTO-GRAM at: http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram.html or mailto:crypto-gram-subscribe@chaparraltree.com Regards, Bruce ********************************************************************** Bruce Schneier, President, Counterpane Systems Phone: 612-823-1098 101 E Minnehaha Parkway, Minneapolis, MN 55419 Fax: 612-823-1590 http://www.counterpane.com