[2945] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Re: Cisco et. al. to build GAK into routers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Black Unicorn)
Mon Jul 13 12:41:56 1998
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 11:29:58 -0500
To: Kathleen Ellis <ellis@epic.org>, cryptography@c2.net
From: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
In-Reply-To: <v04003a06b1cfdf36332d@[204.91.138.223]>
At 11:03 AM 7/13/98 , Kathleen Ellis wrote:
>from http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/146/july98/3.html
>
>
>Thirteen High-Tech Leaders Support Alternative Solution to Network
>Encryption Stalemate
>
>Ascend, Bay Networks, Cisco Systems, 3Com, Hewlett-Packard Company, Intel,
>Microsoft, Netscape Communications, Network Associates, Novell, RedCreek
>Communications, Secure Computing, Sun Microsystems support alternative
>solution to win U.S. export relief
Of course this is even worse than GAK because, according to the article on
page A16 of the Wall Street Journal: "The routers, or the controlling
software, can be programmed to pull out the messages to or from a specific
address."
>From Network Associates: "It's not the complete answer, but its a positive
step," said Gene Hodges, Vice President of Marketing.
Alas, Network Associates, we hardly knew ye.
