-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- At 12:52 AM 10/4/97 -0500, amp@pobox.com wrote:
Though I hate the conmcept of key escrow, it actually makes sense for corporations to be able to have access to internal documents. Why they think having key escrow in place will stop people from being able to use other encryption as well is beyond me. I guess it's the same (stupid) mentality of the feds. They don't think anyone would be smart enough to use the escrowed encryption a a wrapper for the non-escrowed encryption.
The idea behind escrow in a company is to let each employee have their own key (and secret key/pass-phrase) so that they can digitally sign e-mails, and send encrypted e-mail, but with the escrow to let other people access this mail. This is not any more surveilance than already exists in a corporate environment, and I believe it's main purpose is *not* inside the corporation, but for secure communications with people in other companies, typically partners, suppliers, clients, etc. I can't see a problem with it in this situation. Oh, and one of the bills in Congress seemed to prohibit the US Government from using escrow in this way in government agencies. I can't see a justification for this. [Other than normal FOI reasons.] Think military communicating with weapons contractors if you need an excuse for this kind of encryption in the first place. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP for Personal Privacy 5.0 Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBNDZ1Mjc3ytqHnNyNAQEyZQP/VH/HLUyHkImbrhWmlzeMBx5YScEM6hOa NcgWcFn2GLEG4sUuQW4nv4fUNwB+uPjtPJW06SWk0HttG5U6k+GZNxysKLQE07Qm 8NW/QnyRAgcZCyirt1fKfSCGk44K1GFjal0AeX10AM0x+58tYvCTEHjXUa5Pap/6 +sghxJNM2AQ= =pF3Z -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Ryan Anderson - <Pug Majere> "Who knows, even the horse might sing" Wayne State University - CULMA "May you live in interesting times.." randerso@ece.eng.wayne.edu PGP Fingerprint - 7E 8E C6 54 96 AC D9 57 E4 F8 AE 9C 10 7E 78 C9 -----------------------------------------------------------------------