James A. Donald wrote:
At 09:45 AM 12/26/95 +0100, Anonymous wrote:
Check out http://www.hrb.com/encryption/ssp.html, your exclusive source of the Ultron Crypto-Engine (tm)
The web page proudly announces: "is the only NSA-approved Type I data encryptor available today."
There are probably some people ignorant enough to regard that as a recommendation. James A. Donald
What's the problem? If you're a contractor or agency looking to store classified data, the NSA approval is essential. There's no pretence in the ad that the NSA can't read it. It says: "NSA provides necessary keying material for SSP3110 operation." and "It is available to U.S. Government agencies, military organizations, and defense contractors." This is not a snake oil product ala "Power One Time Pad" (sic). It's a real system, approved for use with classified data. I strongly doubt that there are any known holes (with the NSA supplying the key material, why should there be?) Speaking for myself, Peter Trei trei@process.com