-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Tue, 1 Jun 93 18:56:10 -0700, Timothy C. May <uunet!netcom.com!tcmay> wrote -

Subject: "Newsweek" Article on Clipper and Encryption

When I read this message this morning, I made a bee-line down to the kiosk in the lobby and bought it (the June 7th issue of Newsweek). It must've just hit the stand, because the issues were still bound with rubber bands. (Thanks, Tim, for taking the time to commit it to ASCII, BTW.) This is good. Clipper articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and now, Newsweek. This is exactly the exposure that is needed. One thing that you didn't include (its rather trivial), that I tacked onto the end of this post, is a very, very brief history of Cryptography - - - -- "Great Moments in Cryptography 1900 B.C. Menet Khufu, Egypt Into the rock of a nobleman's tomb, a master scribe carved unusual symbols rather than the standard hieroglyphics. The intent was to impart a grandeur to the message, the oldest known cryptographic text. Jan. 17, 1917 London Britain decodes the 'Zimmerman' telegram from Berlin to the German ambassador in Washington. Describing a plan to give Mexico the U.S. Southwest, it helped draw an outraged America into World War I. Dec. 7, 1941 Washington, D.C. Navy spies crack a message from Tokyo to its embassy in Washington saying it will break off talks with the U.S. at 1 p.m. -- dawn at Pearl Harbor. The navy spies miss the import of this; Tojo strikes unopposed. Nov. 4, 1952 Washington, D.C. Truman creates National Security Agency, master of math-based codes." - - -- To which, I add my own date to remember - "Infamous Moments in Cryptography Apr. 16, 1993 Washington, D.C. The Clinton Administration announces introduction of the 'Clipper Chip,' a cryptographic scheme developed by the NSA under the auspices of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Under 'Clipper,' monitoring high-tech communications is made simpler for law enforcement agencies and privacy becomes a secondary triviality." I can only keep my fingers crossed that we see more articles like this geared to informing the public of this ruse. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.2 iQCVAgUBLA0R05RLcZSdHMBNAQE5JgP/TFsJ6aF7+4lMIQjHSQw3qevwT45R+FIg rw5wNDIi7BO3A2rLyDE35rhJsekj6MB3Jg002K1Dy4W0lzT7pb9fkUcwt0H0mQXK 3BuZti59/grD6gfPPgkBHnC8XsH7sHnOV6OsZM1T8eusWofEp541l5bI9RsfnRsM qYnv1S3i+2c= =H9UT -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Paul Ferguson | The future is now. Network Integrator | History will tell the tale; Centreville, Virginia USA | We must endure and struggle fergp@sytex.com | to shape it. Stop the Wiretap (Clipper/Capstone) Chip.