1994-02-24 - Re: Clipper
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From: Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.claremont.edu>
To: cypherpunks list <cypherpunks@toad.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-02-24 00:58:51 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 23 Feb 94 16:58:51 PST
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From: Eli Brandt <ebrandt@jarthur.claremont.edu>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 94 16:58:51 PST
To: cypherpunks list <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: Clipper
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> Does Clinton have the right to listen in on NSA communication? If he tried
> he might find that they aren't using Clipper internally (or that they keys
> aren't in the proper escrow locations).
Of course they aren't using Clipper, at least not for anything
sensitive. They know better than that. Clipper is not a secure
system. Skipjack may be wonderful, but the whole setup totally
lacks key security. Given their institutional paranoia, they
wouldn't touch Clipper with a 1024-bit prime.
Eli ebrandt@jarthur.claremont.edu
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