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1994-06-13 - The Crypto Home Shopping Network

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From: Eric Blossom <eb@sr.hp.com>
To: karn@qualcomm.com
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UTC Datetime: 1994-06-13 18:25:58 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 11:25:58 PDT

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From: Eric Blossom <eb@sr.hp.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 94 11:25:58 PDT
To: karn@qualcomm.com
Subject: The Crypto Home Shopping Network
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Phil Karn writes:

   No, RC4 is not the European cellular phone encryption algorithm, but
   that 32-bit figure *has* come up in discussions of what NSA will allow
   the carriers to put into next-generation digital cellular telephones.

By "allow", I'm assuming that you mean "allow for export".

Or, are you saying that they won't allow strong crypto in *domestic*
next-generation cellular phones?

What forms have the "incentives" or "disincentives" taken?

Eric Blossom

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