[44245] in Cypherpunks
Re: Netscape gives in to key escrow
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adam Shostack)
Thu Nov 30 10:46:51 1995
From: Adam Shostack <adam@homeport.org>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 1995 10:33:01 -0500 (EST)
In-Reply-To: <199511300807.DAA12251@opine.cs.umass.edu> from "Futplex" at Nov 30, 95 03:07:48 am
| > http://www.cnet.com/Central/News/govt.html
|
| To secure Net communications, the government will need to have access to
| private data exchanges using what is known as a key escrow security system,
| said Clark. He added that an invincible security system for the Net is
| possible, but such a system won't be built unless the government
| has a stake in it. "That's where key escrow comes in," said Clark.
(Assuming this means Netscape intends to build-in key escrow,
not lobby for it...)
How does Netscape intend to address the liability issues if
the key database is stolen and their *voluntary* actions lead to my
private communications being exposed?
Adam
(Jeff, if you could pass this on to the powers that escrow, I'd
appriciate it. I know you're here on behalf of you, but...)
--
"It is seldom that liberty of any kind is lost all at once."
-Hume
