Another view of the CFP

[Eric Blossom]

David Koontz writes:

> The AT&T Surety Communications Voice/Data Terminal  4100  is
> an STUIII with a type IIIe (e for export, read clipper) cryptographic
> algorithm, the model numbers for type I and type II STUIIIs are series
> 1000 and 2000 respectively.
> 

Wow, I'm pretty sure I have some 4100 data sheets I got ~9 months ago
that said the 4100 did not use clipper, but used some "proprietary"
algorithm.  The 3600 sheets I rcvd at the same time did make reference
to clipper.  I'll have to dig them out and check.

> AT&T Surity (tm)
> Voice/Data Terminal 4100
> For Sensitive,
> Business Applications
> 
> 4100
> 
> Specifications:

...

> Security features
> 
> - Clipper encryption algorthin  - Display window for
> - Secure Access Control           authentification identification
>   System (SACS)                 - Information to create a call
> - Auto-answer, auto-secure        audit trail
> - Active and passive terminal   - Non-error propagating
>   zeroization                   - Plain text inhibit
> 

Anybody know what SACS is?

Eric Blossom