1994-07-14 - Re: Idle question…

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From: norm@netcom.com (Norman Hardy)
To: Ian Farquhar <gtoal@an-teallach.com (Graham Toal)
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UTC Datetime: 1994-07-14 07:29:34 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 14 Jul 94 00:29:34 PDT

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From: norm@netcom.com (Norman Hardy)
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 94 00:29:34 PDT
To: Ian Farquhar <gtoal@an-teallach.com (Graham Toal)
Subject: Re: Idle question...
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At 09:12 1994/07/13 +1000, Ian Farquhar wrote:
... Quoting someone else
>
>BTW, the algorithm leaked, it was not reverse engineered.  I do not expect
>SKIPJACK to leak, as it's distribution would be VERY limited, even within
>the NSA and chip houses.  Even A5 was reputed to be known to only 2 or 3
>people within Motorola.
...
How many have access to the masks?

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• 1994-07-14 (Thu, 14 Jul 94 00:29:34 PDT) - Re: Idle question… - norm@netcom.com (Norman Hardy)
  • 1994-07-14 (Thu, 14 Jul 94 05:08:20 PDT) - Re: Idle question… - Matt Blaze <mab@crypto.com>
    • 1994-07-14 (Thu, 14 Jul 94 15:43:31 PDT) - Re: Idle question… - Ian Farquhar <ifarqhar@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au>