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"If keys are escrowed, what purpose does a 64 bit limit serve?"

This question was asked, it seems like a zillion times, but probably no more than four or five times.

It is a bit of a belt and suspenders idea. But it also shows how scared they are about real encryption.

It is clear that this meeting is a shame. Everyone in industry ^^^^^^^^ A shame certainly, but I suspect you meant 'sham' (not a spelling flame,

Is there an actual quote - did an identifiable government person actually use the 'belt and suspenders' line? This is getting to the point where journalists could have something to hang a story on. I think we can infer from this that the USG has, or soon expects to have, the ability to brute 64 bits of key. the difference in meaning is important).

Pat

Peter Trei Senior Software Engineer Purveyor Development Team Process Software Corporation http://www.process.com trei@process.com