"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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