"Strong" crypto and export rule changes.

Steve Schear azur at netcom.com
Sun Feb 2 01:40:41 PST 1997


>        What the US government will allow to be exported is not "strong
>encryption."  It is encryption only slightly too strong to be broken
>by an amateur effort.  For the right investment in custom hardware, it
>falls quickly.  (500,000 $US = 3.5 hour avg break).
>

Considering Ian's feat you certainly seem to have had your crystal ball in hand.

--Steve









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