IP: Frank Sudia's proposal: Let's revive encryption key escrow

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 19:04:20 -0400
> To: politech () politechbot com
> From: Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>
>
> Frank Sudia's bio says that he is a programmer, a lawyer, a public policy 
> analyst, and a co-founder of the CertCo encryption company, formerly part 
> of Bankers Trust. He is also the creator of the "Bankers Trust Corporate 
> Key Escrow System."
>
> His paper (see the link below)  is a suggestion for a route for Congress 
> to take if they "decided to require all encryption systems to be readable 
> by authorized legal authorities."
>
> -Declan
>
> **********
>
> From: "Frank Sudia" <fsudia () home com>
> Saturday: September 15, 2001 02:14 AM
> To:   <info () security-policy org>
>       <mailbox () gregg senate gov>
>       "Dorothy Denning" <denning () cs cosc georgetown edu>
>       "Stewart Baker" <SBaker () steptoe com>
> Subject:  Encryption and the Restoration of National Sovereignty
>
> Dear Policy Professional,
>
> In response to the Attack on America, I have drawn upon my extensive work in
> secure banking systems, key escrow systems, and patent licensing to bring
> you the following white paper (about 10 pages of text).
>
> Frank W. Sudia, JD, "Encryption and the Restoration of National Sovereignty:
> Proposal for an Escrow Patent Pool Corporation," September 14, 2001.
>
>     http://www.sudialab.com/sov-eppc.htm.
>
> While at Bankers Trust (1991-98) I designed one of the largest encryption
> systems in the world, the Global Trust Organization.  Chartered in 1999 as
> Identrus LLC (www.identrus.com) it now includes 50 of the world's largest
> banks.
>
> In my view, encryption policy options are poorly understood.  The power of
> government to protect the nation should not be in doubt, yet the debate has
> been skewed by the claims of opponents that such systems will not or cannot
> work.
>
> In reality, it would be straightforward to build a system that is much more
> secure than the current banking system.  However, this has not been done,
> and cannot be done, because complex patent problems must be resolved.
>
> Before anything serious and believable can ever be built, even on a test
> basis, we must aggregate the required patents into product pools, using
> government money and eminent domain powers, if necessary.  And we must fund
> the development of prototypes.  Only after viability has been established
> can the commercial sector move forward with products that are highly secure
> and credible.
>
> For further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.  If you are a
> contact or friend of mine, I would appreciate comments, which will be
> acknowledged in any future version.
>
> Regards,
> Frank Sudia
>
> www.SudiaLab.com
> 415-648-7415
>
>
>
>
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