From: Harry Shapiro <habs@Panix.Com>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 93 06:24:16 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: It is two 80-bit "halfs"
Message-ID: <199304181322.AA29623@sun.Panix.Com>
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From Mail sent via the Clipper Mailing list, forwarded
to me:

> In a conversation with NSA today, I was told that two random 80-bit
> numbers will be XORed to produce the 80-bit key and the two individual
> numbers kept by two separate escrow authorities -- who they are is to
> be decided. So your suggestion is, in fact, how it will be handled.

> martin hellman

/HARRY

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