IP: U.S. cyberterrorism report hit on encryption stance

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

<center><underline>U.S. cyberterrorism report hit on encryption stance


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The U.S. commission on critical infrastructure was criticized Wednesday
for endorsing the Clinton administration's policy requiring government
access to all private computer data. Sen. Patrick Leahy said key
questions had been raised about costs and feasibility of so-called key
recovery systems. "Until those significant questions are ... answered, we
should be cautious in adopting grand key recovery encryption schemes that
may exacerbate system vulnerabilities," Leahy said. The commission's
report warned key telephone, power, water and financial systems were
increasingly vulnerable to computer attack.








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