Re: There's a hole in your crypto...
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Andrew Spring wrote: <snip>
How do I know PGP IS secure? I don't. That doesn't mean I don't use it or
Doesn't the NSA certify the security of cryptosystems? I wonder what they'd say about PGP?
Their consultant, Prof. Dorothy Demming(sp?), has been asked this very question about PGP, and she deftly avoided comment on both PGP and IDEA. [I believe this was on NPR, but I'm not certain.] The emergence of NSA from absolutely secret agency to semi-public status (writing letters, P.R. concerns, opening a museum, etc.) at the same time as the general availability of what's considered by many [including me] to be strong, free, cryptography "for the masses" is interpreted by many [including me] as an implicit NSA comment on the availability of strong crypto in general, and on the availability of PGP in particular. JMR <snip sig.> - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Freedom isn't Freeh iQCVAwUBMCEc4m1lp8bpvW01AQG/xQP/YJDZekZBS2S9behLbFEVKdGcMgxagji7 r54EZa7mzQOObtGbi8ucnKZFm0ut7puxcNfJgaGcMmboEaeyo/vlOYeICDBaouLY I5/RJQwLjiBPcSWeDTSVDbiH4dvszaKrwYo/xC5WA8pv2kbZFEdou5HpHiiof0dV cTCvF4j90oo= =sNKQ - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Regards, Jim Ray "The people will again respect the law when the law again respects the will of the people." Jim Ray, Campaign '92 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PGP key Fingerprint 51 5D A2 C3 92 2C 56 BE 53 2D 9C A1 B3 50 C9 C8 Key id. # E9BD6D35 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the Phil Zimmermann (Author of PGP) Legal Defense Fund! email: zldf@clark.net or visit http://www.netresponse.com/zldf ________________________________________________________________________ - --- [This message has been signed by an auto-signing service. A valid signature means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the signature and forwarded.] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Gratis auto-signing service iQBFAwUBMCEg2CoZzwIn1bdtAQH2IQF/e+BP6NnoaQxHgm8bsZQpOLqW5rb4xcMa aHrUYlP3bYDwv49HYRlz+GQMDTCm2OII =QYNV -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
On Thu, 3 Aug 1995, Jim Ray wrote:
Doesn't the NSA certify the security of cryptosystems? I wonder what they'd say about PGP?
Their consultant, Prof. Dorothy Demming(sp?), has been asked this very question about PGP, and she deftly avoided comment on both PGP and IDEA. [I believe this was on NPR, but I'm not certain.] The emergence of NSA from absolutely secret agency to semi-public status (writing letters, P.R. concerns, opening a museum, etc.) at the same time as the general availability of what's considered by many [including me] to be strong, free, cryptography "for the masses" is interpreted by many [including me] as an implicit NSA comment on the availability of strong crypto in general, and on the availability of PGP in particular.
I'm afraid I don't follow. Are you saying that the NSA is assuming a more public role because (apparently) stong crypto is now widely available to the public? I don't see the connection between A and B if this is what you are claiming. Unless they're gearing up for a PR campaign... I wonder how the NSA has been portrayed in Hollywood in the past. I've just seen them mentioned in one movie I can think about ("Crimson Tide"). Anyone else know of references? "Freedom is meaningless unless | ic58@jove.acs.unt.edu - James Childers you can give to those with whom| No man's freedom is safe you disagree." - Jefferson | while Congress is in session EA 73 53 12 4E 08 27 6C 21 64 28 51 92 0E 7C F7
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