From: Roger Bryner <bryner@atlas.chem.utah.edu>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 94 22:35:21 PDT
To: 0000-Super User <root%pig.jjm.com%jjmhome.jjm.com@toad.com>
Subject: Re: NSA
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On Thu, 30 Jun 1994, 0000-Super User wrote:
> 	This brings up the second point.  IS NSA really presuring RSA
> because they fear the security of the RSA exponentiation algorithms or
> because they can break them and hope to induce people to use use them by
> seeming afraid of them ? What would be a better endorsement of a
> security product than that the NSA wanted it banned because it was too
> good ? Or would it ?
This is bogus, imo.  They would not try and use reverse psycology, and 
would be quiet about it, lest they succeed in controling and actualy 
squash that they can break.

This argument also assumes the there are alternatives.  There arn't(at 
least not ones that have been explored as well, 1000++ years is a long time)

Did I miss anything?

Roger.