From: Lucky Green <shamrock@cypherpunks.to>
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 1997 03:30:29 +0800
To: Ray Arachelian <sunder@brainlink.com>
Subject: Re: [NTSEC] SKIPJACK / NT4.0 (SP3?) (fwd)
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Skipjack can't be installed, since there is no generally available
software implementation of the cipher. I would guess the person has
some software installed that supports Fortezza cards, that would explain
the registry entry.

On Fri, 26 Dec 1997, Ray Arachelian wrote:

> Now this is interesting! :)  (Either that or JA is smoking crack... - no
> idea on JA's reputation capital though...)
> 
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 01:29:07 -0600
> From: "J.A. Terranson" <sysadmin@mfn.org>
> To: 'NT Security Listserv' <ntsecurity@iss.net>
> Subject: [NTSEC] SKIPJACK / NT4.0 (SP3?)
> 
> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
> 
> I was rooting around in the registry tonight, (looking to repair my own 
> stupidity!),
> and guess what I saw?  SKIPJACK is installed, and ENABLED!  I have NOT
> (now would I EVER) installed it voluntarily, and Micro$loth only advertises 
> the
> "standard" ciphers (which I also found).
> 
> Is anyone else aware of this?  Is it safe to delete the key (and code? 
> Hopefully
> this is DLL driven: I'm still looking!).
> 
> Also, anyone know what it was put there for?  It's certainly not what I would 
> 
> consider an SSL issue!
> 
> J.A. Terranson
> sysadmin@mfn.org
> A small fading light in a vast and obscure universe...
> 
> PROTECT YOUR RIGHT TO PRIVACY - ENCRYPT!
> PGP/DSS: 0x12896749  FP: 63F2 1777 BC38 AC1E 3359 
>                                              0B0E C6C0 ED6B 1289 6749
> PGP/RSA: 0x9D85DF05 FP: 810C 25E9 7DD3 C157 
>                                              3081 A202 DDFD 4245
> If Government wants us to behave, it should set a better example!
> 
> 
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