Notes from NIS&T Key Escrow Export conference.

[Peter Trei]

> >"If keys are escrowed, what purpose does a 64 bit limit serve?"

> This question was asked, it seems like a zillion times, but
> probably no more than four or five times.
 
> It is a bit of a belt and suspenders idea. But it also shows how
> scared they are about real encryption.

Is there an actual quote - did an identifiable government person actually 
use the 'belt and suspenders' line? This is getting to the point where 
journalists could have something to hang a story on.

I think we can infer from this that the USG has, or soon expects to have, 
the ability to brute 64 bits of key.

> It is clear that this meeting is a shame. Everyone in industry
                                                           ^^^^^^^^
A shame certainly, but I suspect you meant 'sham' (not a spelling flame, 
the difference in meaning is important).
 
> Pat
>

Peter Trei
Senior Software Engineer
Purveyor Development Team                                
Process Software Corporation
http://www.process.com
trei at process.com