1994-06-12 - NSA influence over cellular phone crypto

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From: Random H0Z3R <nobody@c2.org>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1994-06-12 11:41:41 UTC
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From: Random H0Z3R <nobody@c2.org>
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 94 04:41:41 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: NSA influence over cellular phone crypto
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Phil Karn:
>No, RC4 is not the European cellular phone encryption algorithm, but
>that 32-bit figure *has* come up in discussions of what NSA will allow
>the carriers to put into next-generation digital cellular telephones.    

This is an interesting comment.  How, specifically, is the NSA
influencing these decisions?  Does it have any official 
say in the matter?









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