At 12:51 PM 8/19/95 -0600, zinc wrote:

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cpunks,

i was thinking about the recent Clinton/LEA proposal regarding exportable crypto. the new rules would allow 64 bit keys to be exported, as long as the master key was made available through some key escrow service. [good stuff deleted]

since this *is* an escrow system, why didn't the gov't just go with the unbreakable 128 bit key length?

This is the kicker! If what I heard is true, anyone can escrow the keys under this new plan. We know that the govt has no problem breaking it's one rules by saying the magic words "matter of national security", so why don't they require the keys be held by the govt? ... You know they can break it. ... I guess they assume the middle american will buy it! Just kills me. ... __o .. -\<, Chris.Claborne@SanDiegoCA.ATTGIS.Com ...(*)/(*). CI$: 76340.2422 http://bordeaux.sandiegoca.attgis.com/ PGP Pub Key fingerprint = A8 FA 55 92 23 20 72 69 52 AB 64 CC C7 D9 4F CA Avail on Pub Key server. PGP-encrypted e-mail welcome!