-----Original Message----- From: cypherpunks@openpgp.net [mailto:cypherpunks@openpgp.net]On Behalf Of Julian Assange Sent: Sunday, October 08, 2000 01:04 To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Rijndael & Hitachi Not so, inprepid Vin. A Belgian cipher was chosen simply because the NSA was able to operate with relative impunity in that region, in which it has huge per-capita deployment, compared to a similar actions on its own soil.

You /are/ joking ... right? The AES contest was held in the open, which should alleviate any concerns about NSA involvement in the desing of Rijndael. --Lucky Green <shamrock@cypherpunks.to> "Anytime you decrypt... its against the law". Jack Valenti, President, Motion Picture Association of America in a sworn deposition, 2000-06-06