It is two 80-bit "halfs"

[Harry Shapiro]

>From Mail sent via the Clipper Mailing list, forwarded
to me:

> In a conversation with NSA today, I was told that two random 80-bit
> numbers will be XORed to produce the 80-bit key and the two individual
> numbers kept by two separate escrow authorities -- who they are is to
> be decided. So your suggestion is, in fact, how it will be handled.

> martin hellman

/HARRY

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