From: IN%"shamrock@netcom.com" 30-APR-1996 08:43:38.24

Presumably, such packages would have to be signed by Sun. Needless to say, these certificates would cost money. A potentially lucrative source of revenue for Sun. Nothing wrong with that.

Nothing wrong with that, no... as long as Sun isn't (as TCMay speculated indirectly) pressured into not signing such packages if they were crypto-usable. Does Sun currently do much business with the US Government, particularly sections (e.g., the military, law enforcement and intelligence ones) susceptible to being influenced by the NSA? -Allen