1998-01-09 - Re: Silly Shrinkwrapped Encryption

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From: Ian Sparkes <isparkes@q9f47.dmst02.telekom.de>
To: cypherpunks@ssz.com
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UTC Datetime: 1998-01-09 09:56:08 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 17:56:08 +0800

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From: Ian Sparkes <isparkes@q9f47.dmst02.telekom.de>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 17:56:08 +0800
To: cypherpunks@ssz.com
Subject: Re: Silly Shrinkwrapped Encryption
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>Lotus made not secret of their GAK implementation in Notes. If the Swedish
>government bought Notes anyway, they have only themselves and the
>incompetence of their IS people to blame.
>
>Now they have to scrap a recently fielded system. Though luck. Better
>solutions than Notes were out there and easily to be found by the most
>casual buyer.
>

People buy Notes for the databases - the mail is just a freebie for most, a
bit like the radio in your car. The mail's not even very good (adequate at
most).

Anyone know if the databases are encrypted with the same GAK scheme?







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