--- begin forwarded text X-Sender: fred@stilton.cisco.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 07:54:35 -0700 To: ipsec@tis.com From: Fred Baker <fred@cisco.com> Subject: Costs of Mandatory Key Recovery Sender: owner-ipsec@ex.tis.com Precedence: bulk If you could email any hard numbers as to expected costs to Don Heath <heath@isoc.org>, it would be helpful.
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 1997 10:55:55 -0400 From: Philip Webre <philipw.nrd@cbo.gov> To: heath@isoc.org Subject: Costs of Mandatory Key Recovery Content-Disposition: inline
As I explained over the telephone, we are trying to estimate the private sector costs associated with mandatory key recovery in the US. Thursday the House Intelligence Committees passed an amended version of HR 695 that would mandate immediate key recovery in all encryption products sold, imported or distributed in the US after January 31, 2000. It further imposes this requirement on Internet service providers who provide encryption services when presented by a warrant from a duly authorized law enforcement official.
We expect that within an organization like a corporate LAN, key recovery can be mandated in a straight forward manner. But since the relationship between an ISP and its client is more distant, very different mechanisms and cost structure would surface. I would be very interested in any information you could provide regarding the costs associated with such a mandate.
Address: Philip Webre Congressional Budget Office Natural Resources and Commerce Division 495 Ford House Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20515 Fax Number: 202-226-0207 Voice: 202-226-2940 Internet: Philipw@CBO.GOV
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