From: John Young <jya@pipeline.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 17:02:27 -0700 (PDT)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: NSA on GAK Risks
Message-ID: <199804110002.UAA01785@camel8.mindspring.com>
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Federal Computer Week, April 6, 1998:

NSA report details risks of key-recovery technology

The National Security Agency has prepared a report that may 
be the first federal government documentation of the potential 
risks posed by the encryption technology that has been at the 
center of a raging debate between the Clinton administration 
and industry.

The report, "Threat and Vulnerability Model for Key Recovery," 
pointed out that certain law enforcement agents and officials 
operating key-recovery centers could pose the greatest threat 
to a key-recovery system -- and to the users' data, which is 
encrypted by the system -- if proper security mechanisms were 
not in place.

Full article:

   http://jya.com-krisks.htm  (5K)

Any leads on getting a copy of the NSA report would be
appreciated.