Source Code NOT available for ViaCrypt PGP

[Timothy Newsham]

> 
> I talked once again with Dave Barnheart at ViaCrypt, and he told me:
> 	A) No source code will be available, due to the nature of the
> agreement between PKP and ViaCrypt.
> 
> But look on the bright side... 
> 
> 	This will blow David Sternlight out of the water!

will it?
the NSA seems to be pretty happy with the way PKP handles things.
PKP has an arangement with viacrypt not to release source.
It might be safe, but I wouldnt trust it given the way that
the NSA pushes commerce to install backdoors in strong encryption.

> Happy Hunting, -Simon Trask
> <cdodhner at indirect.com>
> PGP public key available upon request.


btw,  how did they get around PKP's rule about using the 
interface provided which uses DES ?