Dr. David P. Maher, Chief Scientist for AT&T Secure Communications Systems, AT&T

As broadcast and multiple access technologies are used increasingly for information transmission, and everyday business is carried out in "cyberspace," structures that ensure privacy, authenticity, and (often) anonymity must become part of the natural landscape.

wow, is this guy a cypherpunk? Gad, this is really mainstream. NYT, Newsweek, SciAm, and now a cryptographic conference *with* the NSA! We've hit the big time. (Oops, he's from AT&T.)

Wednesday, August 4, 1993

8:30-10:30 CRYPTOGRAPHY POLICY IN THE U.S.

YIKES, the fireworks are going to fly at this one. CSSPAB (NIST), EFF, NSA, FBI, SPA all in the same room at the same time. I sure hope there'll be transcripts of this one. It would sure beat all that Congressional testimony by far for rancor per bit! Cryptography meeting of the year?