[52271] in Cypherpunks
Re: M$ CryptoAPI Question
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (jamesd@echeque.com)
Mon Mar 18 01:08:09 1996
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 1996 21:58:24 -0800
To: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr. Dimitri Vulis), cypherpunks@toad.com
From: jamesd@echeque.com
At 06:27 PM 3/17/96 EST, Dr. Dimitri Vulis wrote:
> I wonder if it's worth it to crack their approval mechanism so we can
> add our own crypto subsystems without asking Microsoft's approval.
Wait.
Wait for some apps to come out that use Microsofts crypto.
Wait until Microsoft makes some oppressive decisions,
or is compelled to make some oppressive decisions.]
I do not expect that any cracking will be needed. Microsoft
will approve a freeware module for use in America, and then,
alas alas, someone will leak it.
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