1995-12-14 - Re: Attacking Clipper with timing info?
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From: jim@bilbo.suite.com (Jim Miller)
To: rittle@comm.mot.com
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UTC Datetime: 1995-12-14 17:10:11 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 01:10:11 +0800
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From: jim@bilbo.suite.com (Jim Miller)
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 1995 01:10:11 +0800
To: rittle@comm.mot.com
Subject: Re: Attacking Clipper with timing info?
Message-ID: <9512140222.AA23036@bilbo.suite.com>
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> Without having the details of the algorithm, I suspect
> the answer is 'remotely possible, at best'.
>
> However, to extend what I suspect you were getting at:
>
> It would be very interesting to determine if the NSA knew
> about this crypto-design problem...
>
That was indeed what I was wondering. I expect we wont have to wait too
long before we hear whether Clipper chips require the same or a different
amount of time to encrypt/decrypt. Should be interesting.
Jim_Miller@suite.com
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