[3700] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
Wassenaar vs. CipherSaber
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Arnold G. Reinhold)
Fri Dec 4 15:41:03 1998
In-Reply-To: <199812041449.JAA22970@camel8.mindspring.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 1998 14:24:21 -0500
To: cryptography@c2.net
From: "Arnold G. Reinhold" <reinhold@world.std.com>
The new Wassenaar Arrangement, if it contains the added export restrictions
that the US claims it does, is a real threat to the continued world-wide
availablity of PGP and other strong crypto tools. This seems like an
appropriate time to plug CipherSaber again.
CipherSaber is an ultra-simple system for strongly encrypting flies that is
based on RC4. CipherSaber programs can be replicated by anyone with
elementary programming skills using existing textbooks or plain-english
descriptions on the CipherSaber web site http://ciphersaber.gurus.com. A
complete CipherSaber encryption and decryption program can be written in 22
lines of Basic. The CipherSaber site contain no crypto software, neither in
object nor in source form, making it difficult to ban.
CipherSaber makes the case that strong crypto will always be available to
bad guys who can read textbooks and it provides a useable alternative to
PGP for those who may not be able to obtain it in the future.
Any comments, suggestions, endorsements and publicity are welcome.
Arnold Reinhold
Ascii key+ || 08d0a5d961603380e2949d682c
10 Byte IV || bfe8da5c1dec3aba9725d4f689
Ron's No.4 || 40761763d4d38935e8bd8a44bf
All u need ==== 4656a7bd7f9ae5d082a30cdfa7
CipherSaber || f21a918d29c5917956d0468eaf
