From: Eric Hughes <hughes@soda.berkeley.edu>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 92 15:49:42 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: RS232 Crypto Dongle (idea for widely accessible crypto technology)
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Yanek writes:
>Also, it would not require ANY special software on the host or the
>pc, nor any special terminal.  [A magical kingdom of compatibility is
>described.]

In practice, it will be impossible to make a device that does anything
transparently.  Software has to be rewritten and redesigned around
crypto security.  It is wise not to underestimate or overestimate the
difficulty of doing this.

Eric