[1880] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: [Comdex] aka "The late, great Snake Oil Parade"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Adam Back)
Mon Nov 24 10:16:58 1997
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 1997 11:54:01 GMT
From: Adam Back <aba@dcs.ex.ac.uk>
To: tamaster@technologist.com
Cc: smith@securecomputing.com
CC: cryptography@c2.net
In-reply-to: <199711240232.UAA21783@dfw-ix3.ix.netcom.com>
(tamaster@technologist.com)
tamaster@technologist.com writes:
> [secret envoy snake oil marketing brochures]
>
> Also touted was an analysis of Secret Envoy by Richard E. Smith of
> Secure Computing.
That wouldn't be the same Rick Smith <smith@securecomputing.com> who
posts here would it?
Perhaps if it is he could say a few words discussing this particular
product's security merits/demerits. It could be just a case of
letting marketeers loose on security product brochures, always a bad
idea. On the other hand if it is really snake oil, perhaps he might
like the opportunity to defend his name from being associated with
this product!
Adam
