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"Digital Signature Scandal" a bit more
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1993 16:40:57 -0500
During a discussion in DC today the following arose. The Federal register announcement was dated and signed on 2 June 1993 (and published on 8 June). The NIST Advisory Board mandated by the congress was meeting at NIST on 2-5 June. They were not told about the announcement even though the matter was of direct interest and importance to their assigned task. Why??? Did someone have something to hide? I hear tell also that the Clipper chip's first run of final silicon was not a winner. Chips failed after 40 hours. I also heard a rumor that the redo would depkay things for up to a year (sounds like a long time). Any better info out there? Dave
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