CDR: US crypto on classified info

[Steve Furlong]

John Young wrote:
> 
> The AES Q&A notes that the technology will be used
> to protect non-classified government material. What
> cryptosystems are used to protect classified information
>  -- that is, either with hardware implementation or with
> software only? Or are these methods themselves
> classified?

Yep, for the higher-classified material, anyway.

And having said that, I'm going to have to weasel out. I don't remember
what I can talk about and what's classified. Sorry for my bad memory.


Ta,
SRF, former Captain, MI, US Army

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