Senators Lott, Burns and Ashcroft discussed encryption policy reform on June 27. The Deschall crack is cited as a risk posed by Admin-McCain-Kerrey limitations. Ashcroft stated: I am privileged to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee where we will address this issue after the July recess. I pledge to work with members on that Committee and with other interested Senators and the leader to try to move a bill in that committee that will capture the essence of Burns substitute. No nationwide key recovery system, or a new licensing requirement for certificate authorities should be brought to the floor without thorough examination, analysis and understanding. We must further study the impact of these provisions well before this bill is brought to the Senate floor. For full report: http://jya.com/crypto-pr.txt (14K) ---------- The Law Society of England and Wales has published a response to the March DTI risky biz for Trusted Third Parties: http://jya.com/ttp-lawsoc.htm ---------- For the article Robert Hettinga cited by Thomas Vartanian on the risks offering CA services: http://jya.com/ca-risks.htm Recall that Mr. Vartanian provided the NSA paper, "How to Make a Mint, the Cryptography of Electronic Money:" http://jya.com/nsamint.htm