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- From: ggm@brolga.cc.uq.oz.au (George Michaelson)
- Subject: Re: is kadmind exportable as a binary? if so, begging letter.
- Message-ID: <ggm.713762851@brolga>
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- Organization: Prentice Centre, University of Queensland
- References: <9208131653.AA07035@tahurangi.ads.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 03:27:31 GMT
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- henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch) writes:
-
- >the DoC *does* realize that DES is commonly available. they don't
- >think that "technically superior" versions which come from the US
- >should be exported.
-
- What is particularly bizarre is that the de-regulation of encryption used
- for end-user authentication is frequently being hinted at, and for reasons
- I stated you can argue most strongly for supporting free access to this
- technology, if only to protect existing investment in onshore USA govt funded
- works such as NASA and USGS, both of whom have been under sustained attack
- from within my part of the internet-at-large.
-
- Thus, I am seeking something which one government instrumentality denys me
- from concerns for national security, whilst other government instrumentalities
- actively seek it to be made available to me for exactly the same reason...
-
- -George
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- George Michaelson
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