From: paul@poboy.b17c.ingr.com (Paul Robichaux)
Date: Thu, 28 Jul 94 12:22:40 PDT
To: tcmay@netcom.com (Timothy C. May)
Subject: Re: DES Vulnerable, Why?
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> Back in 1986-7 there was a major effort to have DES replaced with a
> new encryption standard. I don't recall the name for the program, but
> it had the support of several chip companies (Intel, AMD, etc.) and
> was, I seem to recall, mentioned prominently in the National Computer
> Security Act of 1987.

I think Tim's thinking of the Commercial Comsec Endorsement Program (CCEP),
an effort to get NSA-approved crypto hardware out into the commercial
world. For some reason it never really caught on :)

- -Paul

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