-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

SSL challenge -- broken

Indeed, it seems so, and the feeding frenzy in the press has begun. I zinged this over from cypherpunks to www-buyinfo this morning, and this afternoon I got a rather interesting call from a reporter. I told him about ITARs, its effect on internet commerce and the silliness of a 40 bit key, etc. He wanted to know if I knew Damien's phone number(!), and I told him to have ATT put one of their translators-for-hire on the line and call INRIA, Ecole Polytechnique, or Ecole Normale Superieure, and track him down there. Meanwhile, if Mr. Doligez sees this, call Alan Beck at 619-625-0700, or email him at alan@tgc.com. I can see the headlines now: "Netscape Security Broken, Stock Falls". Make-a the Ganglia Twitch. Haven't had this much fun since the hogs ate my little brother... Cheers, Bob Hettinga ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah@shipwright.com) Shipwright Development Corporation, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA (617) 323-7923 "Reality is not optional." --Thomas Sowell

...

...

...

Phree Phil: Email: zldf@clark.net http://www.netresponse.com/zldf <<<<<