From: cme@ellisun.sw.stratus.com (Carl Ellison)
Date: Mon, 2 Aug 93 13:01:30 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re:  LEEF->LEAF etc.
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>Date: Mon, 2 Aug 1993 13:46:24 -0400
>From: technopagan priest <tedwards@wam.umd.edu>
>Message-Id: <199308021746.AA17259@rac2.wam.umd.edu>
>Subject: LEEF->LEAF etc.

>I am very concerned about the key-exchange system.  As far as I can
>see, we still don't know exactly what it is, and whether that is safe.


Safe?

You are joking, yes?

As long as *anyone* has skeleton keys, the system is worthless.

Even if *I* am the one holding the skeleton keys, you shouldn't trust it,
and I'm a great deal more trustworthy than the FBI and NSA and CIA, according
to our respective histories of abuses of privacy.

 - Carl
 - <<Disclaimer: All opinions expressed are my own, of course.>>
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