Interesting People mailing list archives
Re: CRYPTOGRAPHY: POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY TRENDS [ no surprises at this level. If anyone wants the tex
From: Stephen D Crocker <>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 1994 14:20:40 -0500
Actually, I did see a surprise at this level.
Four potential scenarios are likely: mandatory escrowed encryption, voluntary escrowed encryption, complete decontrol of encryption, or domestic decontrol with strict export regulations.
In the U.S., domestic use of cryptography is not controlled. It hasn't been controlled, and there's been absolutely no discussion of imposing controls, except, of course, as a hypothetical idea needed to make sense of the Clipper proposal. ("If there's no prohibition of non-Clipper cryptography, how can Clipper be successful?") Mandatory escrowed encryption is unlikely but hypothetically possible. "Domestic decontrol" is not a potential scenario because there's no control in place now.
Current thread:
- Re: CRYPTOGRAPHY: POLICY AND TECHNOLOGY TRENDS [ no surprises at this level. If anyone wants the tex Stephen D Crocker (Jan 29)