'Nother MIT talk on crypto...

>                   Thursday, April 21, 1994
>       Refreshments at 4:00pm, Talk at 4:15pm in NE43-518
>
>                   ``WHICH KEY ESCROW, IF ANY?''
>                            or
>          ``Fair Cryptosystems vs. The Clipper Chip''
>                            by
>                        Silvio Micali
>                            MIT
>
>Wide-spread use of cryptography will greatly enhance our privacy, but
>will also make court-authorized line-tapping impossible. In an effort
>to make cryptography ``compatible'' with law enforcement, the Clinton
>Administration has been advocating the use of a new encryption
>technology: the Clipper Chip.
>
>Whether cryptography should be regulated at all is an important
>question, one that should be debated at all possible levels of our
>society.  This talk, however, focuses primarily on TECHNICAL points
>that are crucial to make an informed decision. In particular, we
>address the following questions:
>
>* Does Clipper Chip really make cryptography and law enforcement
>  compatible?
>
>* Does Clipper Chip introduce unwanted and/or unforseen dangers?
> 
>* Are there better alternatives to making encryption and law
>  enforcement compatible, if this is what we want?

>>                   ``WHICH KEY ESCROW, IF ANY?''
>>                            or
>>          ``Fair Cryptosystems vs. The Clipper Chip''
>>                            by
>>                        Silvio Micali

Micali's "fair" cryptosystem is a much better key surrender system
than Clipper, but it still allows non-intended recipients for a
message.

For this reason, I don't like it either.

Fight _all_ intrusions.

Eric