From: jya@pipeline.com (John Young)
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From: jya@pipeline.com (John Young)
Date: Wed, 22 May 1996 13:25:56 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: NIST Draft Key Escrow Paper
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Thanks to prompt faxing by Ed Roback of NIST, we have transcribed and sent
to Pat Farrell the Draft Key Escrow Paper entitled "Enabling Privacy,
Commerce, Security and Public Safety in the Global Information
Infrastructure," 25 pages (50 kb). Pat will shortly announce its
availability on his Web site.
Much easier to grab it from Pat, but for anyone without Web access, we'll
E-mail it. Send a blank message to jya@pipeline.com with the subject
KMI_txt.
Here's the cover letter of the report:
____________________________________________________________
Executive Office of the President
Office of Management and Budget
Washington, D.C. 20503
May 20, 1996
MEMORANDUM FOR INTERESTED PARTIES
SUBJECT: Draft Paper, "Enabling Privacy, Commerce, Security
and Public Safety in the Global Information
Infrastructure"
FROM: Bruce W. McConnell [Initials]
Edward J. Appel [Initials]
Co-Chairs, Interagency Working Group on
Cryptography Policy
Attached for your review and comment is a draft paper
entitled "Enabling Privacy, Commerce, Security and Public
Safety in the Global Information Infrastructure." It presents
a vision and course of action for developing a cryptographic
infrastructure that will protect valuable information on
national and international networks.
The draft paper is the result of the many discussions we
have had with interested parties concerning the use of
encryption. While those discussions have explored the use of
both key recoverable encryption and non-recoverable
encryption, the draft paper addresses an infrastructure which
uses key recoverable encryption. We believe such a key
management infrastructure, voluntary and supported by *private
sector* key management organizations, is the prospect of the
near future. It would permit users and manufacturers free
choice of encryption algorithm, facilitate international
interoperability, preserve law enforcement access, and, most
importantly, provide strong system security and integrity.
Recognizing that a robust infrastructure is not yet a
reality, we are also considering measures to liberalize export
policy for some non-escrowed products. Appendix II of the
draft paper begins to summarize current policy, and we intend
to expand and improve that section.
We believe that clearly articulating such a vision will
accelerate the ability of the United States to realize the
full advantages of the global network for commerce, security
and public safety. However, such a vision cannot become a
reality unless it is widely shared. Therefore, rather than
being a finished product, the attached paper is a draft which
we ask you to help us improve. We hope it will contribute to
constructive discussion and promote a clearer understanding of
each others' needs and concerns regarding the use of
encryption.
We welcome your comments and look forward to further
discussion. Written comments may be sent to our attention,
Room 10236, NEOB, Washington, D.C. 20503.
____________________________________________________________
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