17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Declan McCullagh wrote:
From my perch in Washington, I see PGP 5.5/CMR as an existence proof that key recovery can be done. So far the crypto-advocates have been able to wave around the Blaze et al white paper that says we don't know how to do it. Even Dorothy Denning agreed. But now when a mandatory GAK bill goes to the House floor, all Rep. Solomon etc. have to do is wave around a shrinkwrapped copy of PGP and say: "I bought this for $19 at the Egghead shop at 21st and L." Details will be lost in the fearmongering.
Key detail lost: what the white paper says is that we don't know how to do it *right*. -- Eli Brandt | eli+@cs.cmu.edu | http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~eli/