[52063] in Cypherpunks
Why escrow? (was Re: How would Leahy bill affect crypto over HAM
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Deranged Mutant)
Wed Mar 13 02:03:32 1996
From: "Deranged Mutant" <WlkngOwl@UNiX.asb.com>
To: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 1996 01:39:02 +0000
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
> Well, okay, but we've really got to define whose key is being escrowed,
> anyway. Most corporations will probably handle it themselves, OR they will
> only give an ENCRYPTED escrowed key to the escrow agent. This would prevent
[..]
They may use secret sharing or splitting methods and handle parts by
different organizations within themselves and hand other parts to an
outside agent. Sometimes this makes sense when there are political
rivalries within an organization. They want the ability to get into
Dilbert's files if he drops dead, but they want an objective party to
hold part of the key so his rivals don't try to steal his files.
Rob.
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