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1997-11-17 - Re: Exporting crypto from Japan

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1997-11-17 13:19:51 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 21:19:51 +0800

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 21:19:51 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Exporting crypto from Japan
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Jyri Kaljundi <jk@stallion.ee> writes:

> On Sun, 16 Nov 1997, Tim May wrote:
>
> > And, almost immediately, the Japanese RSA chip became "unavailable."
>
> Which reminds me of a cryptochip done here in Estonia, which does 768-bit
> RSA encryption / key exchange and 10Mbps 128-bit IDEA. It should be fairly
> easy to change RSA length to 1024 or 2048. If someone is curious about the
> price I could find it out.

This reminds me how I once did a project on a distinguished gentleman named
Jakubaitis. Is he still alive? Oh wait, he's in another country now. :-)

Yes, I think many people would be interested to see prices/availability,
please post them.

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps

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