[108098] in Cypherpunks
CDR: Nasty rumor?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (scoops)
Thu Feb 4 15:31:42 1999
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 12:08:41 -0800
To: cypherpunks@einstein.ssz.com
From: scoops <scoops@quiknet.com>
Reply-To: scoops <scoops@quiknet.com>
I just received a call from a paranoid associate who reported that he had
just gotten off the phone with a spook at NSA. He reported that NSA has
pretty much got encryption licked and that it can access any key. I
assured him it was impossible. Nevertheless, is there a any truth at all
to the claim or is it just wishful thinking on NSA's part or distorted
hearsay? Looking at the math involved, I don't see how it's possible
unless it involves key capturing techniques all of us are aware of. Comments?
