[12047] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Clipper and Aldrich Ames
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Bachmann)
Tue May 3 09:57:21 1994
To: com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: Your message of Tue, 26 Apr 94 01:04:10 EST.
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Date: Tue, 26 Apr 94 07:54:05 -0600
From: Dave Bachmann <bachmann@austin.ibm.com>
Michael Chui <mchui@cs.indiana.edu> writes:
> Yes. The Skipjack algorithm is classified, making an
> public, independent vetting of its strength and security impossible.
Gee, maybe we should ask the Russians if they think it's any good...
dave