new crypto standard to be announced
Today's NY Times says that Novell and a bunch of other companies (including AT&T, but I haven't been able to track down any details yet) *and* the British Ministry of Defense are going to announce a new crypto standard. The article indicated that RSA and DES were going to be used, and portrayed the announcement as a rebuff to Clipper. --Steve Bellovin
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Today's NY Times says that Novell and a bunch of other companies (including AT&T, but I haven't been able to track down any details yet) *and*
It would seem that AT&T has taken waffing-lessons from Clinton. They are now on both sides of the game, if this report is true.
the British Ministry of Defense are going to announce a new crypto standard. The article indicated that RSA and DES were going to be used, and portrayed the announcement as a rebuff to Clipper.
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