From the 28th of September's EDUPAGE:

HP LOBBIES FOR EXPORTABLE ENCRYPTION PLAN Hewlett-Packard has developed an encryption strategy with the French company Gemplus SCA that they're hoping will pass the tough scrutiny of U.S. export controllers. The plan takes a two-pronged approach -- an "encryption engine" that works in conjunction with a code-making formula that can be adjusted to any level deemed acceptable by the U.S. government, and a policy card that would be reviewed on a case-by-case basis by the State Department. The flexible system is designed to adapt to changing government policies, and could even accommodate a key escrow system like the Clipper chip. "There was a lot of skepticism when HP first proposed it. But it looks to me that they are well on the way to the next step," says a former encryption specialist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (Wall Street Journal 27 Sep 95 B7) Ben Wern bwern@jaxnet.com | bwern@pathtech.com | bwern@unf.edu SAY NO TO TALKING COWS! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- "We are more than the sum of our knowledge, we are the products of our imagination."