From: frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 15:45:40 +0800
To: "Mark O. Aldrich" <nson@kpmg.com
Subject: Re: FTS2000 and Encryption?
Message-ID: <199606302228.PAA19168@netcom7.netcom.com>
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At  1:57 PM 6/30/96 -0400, Mark O. Aldrich wrote:
>... The [FTS2000 follow-on contract - WSF]
>security policy and RFP materials are on the 'net (I can't get to the web
>right now, or I'd post the URL with this message).

Please post the URL when you can.


>From what I remember,
>the RFP does state that all payload data will be encrypted by the
>Government using NSA-approved crypto and that the vendors are not to
>"worry about" what's in the payloads.  All they have to do is carry it
>from point a to point b.

Given that FTS2000 supports X.25 Packet Assembly Disassembly (PADs), there
is a wide field ahead for screwing up such useful features as 8-bit
transparent characters and data forwarding (i.e. When does the PAD decide
it has a complete packet and actually send it).  Try running emacs without
good data forwarding control.


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