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  [* Action!]         THE RISKS OF KEY RECOVERY, KEY ESCROW, AND TRUSTED
  [* Pro-CODE]                      THIRD-PARTY ENCRYPTION
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  [* Lawsuits]      Leading Cryptographers and Computer Scientists Report
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  [* Events]         Government Encryption Plan Is Risky and Impractical
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                   On Wednesday May 21, a group of leading cryptographers
                   and computer scientists released a report which for the
                   first time examines the risks and implications of
                   government-designed key-recovery systems.

                   The report cautions that "The deployment of a general
                   key-recovery-based encryption infrastructure to meet
                   law enforcement's stated requirements will result in
                   substantial sacrifices in security and cost to the end
                   user. Building a secure infrastructure of the
                   breathtaking scale and complexity demanded by these
                   requirements is far beyond the experience and current
                   competency of the field."

                   As the Clinton Administration continues to pursue a
                   policy of encryption export controls and the compelled
                   use of key-recovery both inside the US and abroad, this
                   report provides an important baseline for considering
                   the implications of such a policy.

                   The Report's authors, recognized leaders in the
                   cryptography and computer science field, include Hal
                   Abelson, Ross Anderson, Steven M. Bellovin, Josh
                   Benaloh, Matt Blaze, Whitfield Diffie, John Gilmore,
                   Peter G. Neumann, Ronald L. Rivest, Jeffery I.
                   Schiller, and Bruce Schneier.

                      * Full text of the report in HTML or PostScript

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