[117101] in Cypherpunks
Re: Reno: DES is DED
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Tim May)
Thu Aug 26 13:47:44 1999
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Date: Thu, 26 Aug 1999 10:27:24 -0700
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From: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
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At 9:27 AM -0700 1999-08-26, Robert Hettinga wrote:
>To: linux-ipsec@clinet.fi, gnu@toad.com
>Subject: linux-ipsec: US Justice Dept punting DES in favor of 3DES VPN
>Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 20:22:14 -0700
>From: John Gilmore <gnu@toad.com>
>Sender: owner-linux-ipsec@clinet.fi
>
>In order to use anything stronger than DES in the government, agencies
>have to publish a waiver in the Federal Register. The US Attorneys,
>who are trying to criminalize strong encryption (for everyone except
>themselves), were forced to publish that they're moving up to a 3DES
>VPN.
They outlaw guns for the proles, but issue machine guns to increasing
numbers of cops of various kinds.
They outlaw drugs, but issue amphetamines and such to their pilots and
soldiers.
They outlaw reinforced doors but build bunkers for themselves.
Nothing unusual in these police state policies. The rulers _always_ want
the ruled disarmed and terrorized.
--Tim May
Don't tread on me.
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Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money,
ComSec 3DES: 831-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero
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