[25086] in Cypherpunks
Re: AT&T produces video encryptor -- is it clipper based?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matt Blaze)
Mon Jan 9 16:21:33 1995
To: perry@imsi.com
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 09 Jan 95 14:04:56 EST."
<9501091904.AA19196@webster.imsi.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 95 14:44:22 -0500
From: Matt Blaze <mab@research.att.com>
>I just saw a story go by on the dow jones wire saying that AT&T had
>developed a "comprehensive security system for commercial information
>services". It is said to be an encryption system developed jointly by
>Bell Labs and VLSI, and its intedned for set-top boxes and "the
>internet". VLSI was one of the contractors on Clipper. Anyone know if
>this is an "escrowed" system? Anyone know any other details?
>
>
>Perry
I wasn't involved in this product, but i know the people who are. No, It's
not clipper based. It's beimngh announced (right now) at the rsa
cinference (which I'm at tat the moment).
More later
-matt
