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Re: NSA back doors in encryption products
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Enzo Michelangeli)
Wed May 24 13:16:44 2000
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Reply-To: "Enzo Michelangeli" <enzom@bigfoot.com>
From: "Enzo Michelangeli" <em@who.net>
To: "Ben Laurie" <ben@algroup.co.uk>, "John Gilmore" <gnu@toad.com>
Cc: "Rick Smith" <rick_smith@securecomputing.com>, <cryptography@c2.net>,
<gnu@cygnus.com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 00:00:05 +0800
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----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Laurie <ben@algroup.co.uk>
To: John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com>
Cc: Rick Smith <rick_smith@securecomputing.com>; <cryptography@c2.net>;
<gnu@cygnus.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: NSA back doors in encryption products
> John Gilmore wrote:
> > Anybody tested the primes in major products lately?
>
> Interesting point ... of course, these days one can produce checkable
> certificates of primality - but I'm not aware of any free software to do
> it ... is there any?
What about the one quoted below?
Enzo
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A beta release of CERTIFIX (a primality proving program I am
writing) is available. It is based on the Goldwasser, Kilian
& Atkin algorithm.
CERTIFIX is an executable for Win95, Win98, NT (hardware Intel
compatible). It is a freeware.
Currently, it can certify a 1024 bit integer in less than
10 mn (AMD K6-2/450 processor).
Download link:
http://www.znz.freesurf.fr/files/certifix.zip (300 Kb)
The package contains the 5 following files
certifix.exe
certifix.hlp
readme.txt
todo.txt
changes.txt
There is no "install" program. Just copy the files in the
folder you want and click on CERTIFIX.EXE.
Marcel Martin
