Objections...

[Douglas Barnes]

Peter Wayner writes:

> I think this is the most practical and non-inflamatory argument
> for public access to the algorithm.

Along the same lines, I am left scratching my head about the 
"baroque activities in the vault." Surely this is going to 
add substantially to the cost of these chips over a system
that uses a known algorithm and non-escrowed keys.

Given that such a system would be cheaper to produce and would 
offer stronger security, I think it is not especially
inflamatory to suggest that the government is contemplating
either an outright ban or the strong discouragement of 
alternative systems.

-- Doug Barnes
(gumby at wixer.bga.com)