17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
What the US government will allow to be exported is not "strong encryption." It is encryption only slightly too strong to be broken by an amateur effort. For the right investment in custom hardware, it falls quickly. (500,000 $US = 3.5 hour avg break).
Considering Ian's feat you certainly seem to have had your crystal ball in hand. --Steve