From: Douglas Barnes <wixer!wixer.bga.com!gumby@cactus.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Apr 93 21:11:35 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Objections...
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Peter Wayner writes:

> I think this is the most practical and non-inflamatory argument
> for public access to the algorithm.

Along the same lines, I am left scratching my head about the 
"baroque activities in the vault." Surely this is going to 
add substantially to the cost of these chips over a system
that uses a known algorithm and non-escrowed keys.

Given that such a system would be cheaper to produce and would 
offer stronger security, I think it is not especially
inflamatory to suggest that the government is contemplating
either an outright ban or the strong discouragement of 
alternative systems.

-- Doug Barnes
(gumby@wixer.bga.com)