Re Strong Encryption Is Essential to Our Security, Not a Barrier | Internet Society]

["Dave Farber" <dave () farber net>]

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From: Joly MacFie <joly () punkcast com>
Date: Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: [IP] Strong Encryption Is Essential to Our Security, Not a
Barrier | Internet Society]
To: dave <dave () farber net>
CC: ip <ip () listbox com>



HI Dave,

Kudos to Mark Buell for saying what we are all thinking!

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness month
<https://www.dhs.gov/national-cyber-security-awareness-month> and last week
we flew in the Internet Society's Chief Internet Technology Officer Olaf
Kolkman from Amsterdam to give a keynote <https://youtu.be/1wAITYFkOmo> in
NYC - The Future of Trust. He mentioned a Dutch 'idiom' on trust: "Comes by
foot,
leaves by horse."  Back doors are open barn doors!

A transcript of Olaf's remarks is available at
http://isoc-ny.org/misc/2017-10-05_Olaf_Kolkman.txt

joly

On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 1:59 PM, Dave Farber <farber () gmail com> wrote:

> Begin forwarded message:
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> *From:* Bob Hinden <bob.hinden () gmail com>
> *Date:* October 13, 2017 at 12:57:53 PM EDT
> *To:* Dave Farber <farber () gmail com>
> *Cc:* Bob Hinden <bob.hinden () gmail com>
> *Subject:* *[Strong Encryption Is Essential to Our Security, Not a
> Barrier | Internet Society]*
>
> Dave,
>
> For IP, if you like.
>
> Bob
>
> —————
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>
> https://www.internetsociety.org/blog/2017/10/strong-encryption-essential-security-not-barrier/
>
> "Strong Encryption Is Essential to Our Security, Not a Barrier"
>
> By Mark Buell
> Regional Bureau Director, North America
>
> Encryption technologies help protect user data from theft and they help
> secure critical infrastructure and services that societies depend on. But,
> encryption is also available to criminals and terrorists. This puts law
> enforcement agencies in a difficult position. In effect, they are faced
> with the dilemma of how to gather evidence on criminals and other
> adversaries who may be using encryption, while at the same time, not
> putting the safety of law-abiding citizens at greater risk. While we at the
> Internet Society recognize the challenges facing law enforcement, we
> believe that strong encryption should be available to all Internet users as
> it is an important technical solution to protect their communications and
> data.
>
> This dilemma was voiced by U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in
> a recent speech. He argued that “Encrypted communications that cannot be
> intercepted and locked devices that cannot be opened are law-free zones
> that permit criminals and terrorists to operate without detection by police
> and without accountability by judges and juries.”
>
> This problem, claimed Rosenstein, can be solved with what he calls
> “responsible encryption.” To Rosenstein, “responsible encryption” could
> “involve effective, secure encryption that allows access only with judicial
> authorization.” Unfortunately, if a way is made for law enforcement to
> bypass encryption, it could be exploited by anyone else. A criminal would
> only have to discover the bypass to gain the same access as law
> enforcement. Even the strongest of locks will always open to its key. No
> matter how a company creates access to encrypted communications or data,
> they introduce new attack vectors that weaken encryption and put users at
> greater risk. Fact is, there have been numerous recent examples of
> governmentsand corporations losing critical information.
>
> As the Internet Society has noted before, the mathematical theory upon
> which encryption is built is in the public realm. In fact, there are many
> reference implementations available of encryption technology. As a result,
> even if technology companies are required to provide special
> law-enforcement access, a new black market for underground encrypted
> products would likely spring up to support criminals and terrorist networks.
>
> Internet trust and secure communications are critical for growing the
> economy, spurring innovation, and promoting the free exchange of ideas in
> the United States. Any weakening of encryption will compromise the security
> of all users, stifle innovation, and reduce trust in the Internet.
>
> As I’ve blogged before, strong encryption is essential to our security,
> not a barrier. It makes everyone more secure from threats from criminals,
> terrorists, and other adversaries. Weakening encryption may seem like an
> attractive option, a quick fix to a real security challenge. However, in
> the long-term, it will undermine the online safety of everyone.
>
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