From: nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous)
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Message Hash: b1f617050d608592111dc75232c7c1767eda97deb8b70096ad15c30fb88eb97d
Message ID: <199709121430.QAA16638@basement.replay.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1997-09-12 14:36:28 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 22:36:28 +0800
From: nobody@REPLAY.COM (Anonymous)
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 22:36:28 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Not key escrow, key recovery
Message-ID: <199709121430.QAA16638@basement.replay.com>
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>It is quite probable that this has been said before. In case it hasn't,
>however, I feel compelled to point out that mandatory key escrow/recovery
>could likely mean an economic disaster of unimaginable proportions.
(Underpaid clerk steals secret keys, etc.)
Wake up. It's not key escrow, it's key recovery. Every message will be
encrypted with a LEAF (law enforcement access field). This is an additional
recipient who can decrypt the message. No user or corporate secret
keys are escrowed. You're working with yesterday's scenario.
Anon
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