7-23-96, WaPo: "The Cryptography Wars." Op-Ed By Kenneth W. Dam and Herbert S. Lin In a June 10 editorial The Post disagreed with the NRC report, suggesting that law enforcement and national security interests require that current restrictions on cryptography be maintained. The Post asserted that it is "too soon" to accept that encryption can help law enforcement and national security. But arguing that it is premature to believe some uses of encryption do benefit law enforcement and national security simply denies reality. We emphatically reject The Post's implication that we "sacrificed" law enforcement and national security considerations in favor of economic interests. Indeed, only a fully open and inclusive public discussion can lead to the national consensus upon which any successful cryptography policy will depend. ----- http://jya.com/damlin.txt (6 kb) DAM_lin