[82692] in Cypherpunks
Re: Dr. Dobbs Cryptography and Security CD-ROM
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Martin Minow)
Wed Jul 2 03:59:09 1997
In-Reply-To: <199707012303.TAA29870@server1.efga.org>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 23:56:33 -0700
To: schneier@counterpane.com, cypherpunks@infonex.com
From: Martin Minow <minow@apple.com>
Reply-To: Martin Minow <minow@apple.com>
>
>The best safeguard against that would be publishing an export version
>that doesn't contain the source code.
>
A simpler solution (which I believe was used for Unix distribution
CD's) would be to encrypt the naughty bits using a strong algorithm,
say 56 bit DES :-), but only distribute the decryption key to
USA/Canadian citizens. If you could get this past the Export people,
you could make a single CD available world-wide. Don't forget to
escrow the key with the French authorities.
If the Bernstein case is settled in a way that permits worldwide
distribution, you can just post the key on a public web site.
Martin Minow
minow@apple.com
