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RE: Escrow agencies closed?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Black Unicorn)
Fri Apr 18 12:26:53 1997
Date: Fri, 18 Apr 1997 10:56:13 -0400 (EDT)
From: Black Unicorn <unicorn@schloss.li>
To: Larry Layten <larry@ljl.com>
cc: Rick Smith <smith@securecomputing.com>,
"'Black Unicorn'" <unicorn@polaris.mindport.net>,
"cryptography@c2.net" <cryptography@c2.net>
In-Reply-To: <01BC4BBF.5DDF8E20@larry2.ljl.COM>
On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, Larry Layten wrote:
> It is true that key escrow has been terminated for the FORTEZZA
> cards, and also that new firmware is being loaded to existing cards
> that does not support LEAF.
>
> There is a statement on a DOD site that I will post when I get to
> work and find it, but it lacks details.
I spoke this morning with Ms. Miller, General Counsel for DoD.
(Interestingly enough I was referred to her when asking other contacts
about the issue. She confirmed the basics (end of key escrow, etc.)
but was evasive in a way which, at least among those in
the legal profession, screams "something more is going on here."
I also found it quite interesting that DoD was the "Contact Agency" on
this. I hadn't followed it very carefully in past, anyone know why this
ended up in DoD's lap? My only guess is that their "Information Warfare
Directorate" is coming out of the development and formation phase.
>
> Larry
>
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