1993-02-18 - Re: Trapdoors

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From: jim@tadpole.com (Jim Thompson)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1993-02-18 20:58:33 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 18 Feb 93 12:58:33 PST

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From: jim@tadpole.com (Jim Thompson)
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 93 12:58:33 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Trapdoors
Message-ID: <9302182057.AA00885@tadpole.tadpole.com>
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> The specific instruction is the so-called "NSA instruction" which John Gilmore
> identified some time ago. 
> 
> Sun Microsystems was ordered by the NSA to redesign their chips to capture
> keys, which is why the SPARC processor was introduced. SPARC stands for
> "Sun Processor Allowing Remote Capture."

Interestingly enough, V9 SPARC has a population count (number of bits
set in word) instruction that was put in specificly at the request of
No Such Agency.

Jim

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• 1993-02-18 (Thu, 18 Feb 93 12:58:33 PST) - Re: Trapdoors - jim@tadpole.com (Jim Thompson)
  • 1993-02-21 (Sun, 21 Feb 93 13:58:03 PST) - Trapdoors - Eric Hughes <hughes@soda.berkeley.edu>
    • 1993-02-21 (Sun, 21 Feb 93 14:28:36 PST) - Re: Trapdoors - henry strickland <strick@osc.versant.com>
      • 1993-02-22 (Mon, 22 Feb 93 12:58:17 PST) - Re: Trapdoors - cp@jido.b30.ingr.com (Craig Presson)
        • 1993-02-23 (Mon, 22 Feb 93 19:38:12 PST) - Re: Trapdoors - peter honeyman <honey@citi.umich.edu>
          • 1993-02-23 (Mon, 22 Feb 93 21:00:43 PST) - Re: Trapdoors - Phiber Optik <phiber@eff.org>