PGP ban rumor - any truth?
From: polaris93@aol.com To: libernet@Dartmouth.EDU Date: Thu, 28 Apr 94 22:38:15 EDT Subject: Re: Somethin' Spooky ... Errors-To: owner-libernet@Dartmouth.EDU Sender: owner-libernet@Dartmouth.EDU Reply-To: libernet-d@Dartmouth.EDU Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: libernet@Dartmouth.EDU
I just purchased Bruce Schneier's _Applied Cryptography_ (John Wiley & Sons, 1994; ISBN # 0-471-59756-2; $49.95). Worth every cent I paid for it. It covers every single possible aspect of computer information security -- including a section on the infamous PGP = the security program Pretty Good Privacy," which can _not_ be broken by _anyone_ who does not have whatever key you yourself choose for the encryptation on your data. The next edition will _not_ carry that chapter -- the government has stepped in and is threatening a court action unless the publishers strike it from the next edition. So get your copy now -- and get one of PGP, because the feds have a bill _already_ in the words to make sale, distribution, etc of it completely illegal in the US.
No, no truth to it. "Polaris93" has just been off his medication for too long. Perry f_griffith@ccsvax.sfasu.edu says:
From: polaris93@aol.com To: libernet@Dartmouth.EDU Date: Thu, 28 Apr 94 22:38:15 EDT Subject: Re: Somethin' Spooky ... Errors-To: owner-libernet@Dartmouth.EDU Sender: owner-libernet@Dartmouth.EDU Reply-To: libernet-d@Dartmouth.EDU Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: libernet@Dartmouth.EDU
I just purchased Bruce Schneier's _Applied Cryptography_ (John Wiley & Sons, 1994; ISBN # 0-471-59756-2; $49.95). Worth every cent I paid for it. It covers every single possible aspect of computer information security -- including a section on the infamous PGP = the security program Pretty Good Privacy," which can _not_ be broken by _anyone_ who does not have whatever key you yourself choose for the encryptation on your data. The next edition will _not_ carry that chapter -- the government has stepped in and is threatening a court action unless the publishers strike it from the next edition. So get your copy now -- and get one of PGP, because the feds have a bill _already_ in the words to make sale, distribution, etc of it completely illegal in the US.
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I just purchased Bruce Schneier's _Applied Cryptography_ (John Wiley & Sons, 1994; ISBN # 0-471-59756-2; $49.95). Worth every cent I paid for it. It covers every single possible aspect of computer information security -- [...]
Saw it on a bookshelf here, yesterday, for AUS$86.00. Next to it was anoher book on Cryptography, for $97.95 by "Rhee", I didn't have pen/paper to get the details down, but it was hardback and seemed to be a good compliement to "Applied Cryptography" as it delt (almost purely from a quick browse) with the theroies and mathematics of it, rather than giving C source code for bits and pieces. Are either of these worth their weight in gold ? (so to speak)
On Sat, 30 Apr 1994, Darren Reed wrote:
Saw it on a bookshelf here, yesterday, for AUS$86.00.
Next to it was anoher book on Cryptography, for $97.95 by "Rhee", I didn't
I don't have a clue about this other book.
Are either of these worth their weight in gold ? (so to speak)
Applied Cryptography could easily be renamed 'the cypherpunk's bible' in my opinion. It cost me about US$50, and it was definatly worth it. What makes it valuable is that it's focus is on the implimentation of crypto, not just the big math. It deals extensively with the different protocalls as well as all the major algorithims. I recomend it highly. Happy Hunting, -Chris. ______________________________________________________________________________ Christian Douglas Odhner | "The NSA can have my secret key when they pry cdodhner@indirect.com | it from my cold, dead, hands... But they shall pgp 2.3 public key by finger | NEVER have the password it's encrypted with!" cypherpunks WOw dCD Traskcom Team Stupid Key fingerprint = 58 62 A2 84 FD 4F 56 38 82 69 6F 08 E4 F1 79 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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