a great revelation from the bowels of NSA
smb at research.att.com
smb at research.att.com
Tue Jun 8 08:45:21 PDT 1993
>>"We tried to come up with a technique that would not require
>>legislation," said Clint Brooks, advisor to the director of the
>>National Security Agency,
>Another ominous, foreboding quote.
I think this neither ominous nor foreboding. This statement was
apparent within a week or so of the original announcement. The only
thing new about it is that it confirms what I've thought for over a
month: that the executive branch is trying to do an end run around the
legislature.
Well, it could be innocent; it just takes longer to get legislation
passed. Yeah, that's it...
Of course, NSA does have another option -- they can disclose how
cheaply they can crack DES. (That they can crack it I don't doubt; my
only question is what it costs them per solution, including
amortization of capital costs.)
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