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- From: jgarland@kean.ucs.mun.ca
- Subject: Re: RIPEM and RSAREF available by anonymous ftp !!!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan7.071815.1@kean.ucs.mun.ca>
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- Organization: Memorial University. St.John's Nfld, Canada
- References: <C0F2v9.2w4@wimsey.bc.ca> <bontchev.726339031@fbihh> <C0GECK.2D@wimsey.bc.ca> <1993Jan7.043621.28202@netcom.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 09:48:15 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan7.043621.28202@netcom.com>, strnlght@netcom.com (David Sternlight) writes:
- >
- > Mark Henderson, writing from Canada, advises a Bulgarian National
- > writing from Germany on how to get the RSAREF and RIPEM files
- > without reading or agreeing to the license agreement. ...Mark
- > has likely spoiled it for the rest of us.
-
- See 1 below.
-
- > Shame!
- >
- > Since I take this personally, given the efforts of many to provide a
- > free, usable, legal public key system for non-commercial use in the
- > U.S. I have copied Mark's message to the President of RSA, for what
- > action he may wish to take.
- > David Sternlight
-
- 1. Of course, publicly stating that RSA has been duly informed that foreign
- nationals have access to the files does _nothing_ to force RSA's hand
- in this matter, does it? [Don't know if this is/was your intention, but (a)
- consider the position your post puts them in. Now (b) ask yourself, "Are they
- now more or less likely to openly publish now that I've put them there?"]
- Semi-paranoid fantasy: Is DS an NSA cover/plant?
-
- 2. Rational rejoinder: On the hand, maybe RSA knew what they were doing
- when they put it up on an ftp server. I find it hard to believe they are
- ignorant of the ramifications this action.
-
- 3. Really paranoid fantasy: Hell, maybe NSA knows how to factor big primes
- now and gave RSA the go ahead in order to get lots of good candidate material.
-
- (Hey, I'm not paranoid...can't be, I'm a psychologist!)
-
- John Garland
- jgarland@kean.ucs.mun.ca
-