From: Ryan Anderson <randerso@ece.eng.wayne.edu>
Date: Sun, 5 Oct 1997 01:01:35 +0800
To: minow@apple.com>
Subject: Re: New PGP "Everything the FBI ever dreamed of"
In-Reply-To: <v03102800b05aaebebd1c@[17.219.102.47]>
Message-ID: <3.0.2.32.19971004125619.006aec0c@ece.eng.wayne.edu>
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At 12:52 AM 10/4/97 -0500, amp@pobox.com wrote:
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>Though I hate the conmcept of key escrow, it actually makes sense for 
>corporations to be able to have access to internal documents. Why they 
>think having key escrow in place will stop people from being able to use 
>other encryption as well is beyond me. I guess it's the same (stupid) 
>mentality of the feds. They don't think anyone would be smart enough to use 
>the escrowed encryption a a wrapper for the non-escrowed encryption.

The idea behind escrow in a company is to let each employee have their own 
key (and secret key/pass-phrase) so that they can digitally sign e-mails, and 
send encrypted e-mail, but with the escrow to let other people access this 
mail.  This is not any more surveilance than already exists in a corporate 
environment, and I believe it's main purpose is *not* inside the corporation, 
but for secure communications with people in other companies, typically 
partners, suppliers, clients, etc.

I can't see a problem with it in this situation.

Oh, and one of the bills in Congress seemed to prohibit the US Government 
from using escrow in this way in government agencies.  I can't see a 
justification for this.  [Other than normal FOI reasons.]  Think military 
communicating with weapons contractors if you need an excuse for this kind of 
encryption in the first place.
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