NODE 3758c430Re: IBM's NetSP
habs@warwick.com (Harry S. Hawk)Thu, 26 May 94 06:45:07 PDT
> > e.g., not very secure from a serious peeping tom....
> > /hawk
> And people say the export laws have no effect on U.S. domestic crypto
> software...
> Jim_Miller@suite.com
Agreed... 40 bit key feels like (to me) one of those locks that
comes on suitcases that you could probally break open with a small
hammer..
/hawk
NODE dcacdfcdRe: IBM's NetSP
"Perry E. Metzger" <perry@imsi.com>Thu, 26 May 94 07:07:27 PDT
Harry S. Hawk says:
> Agreed... 40 bit key feels like (to me) one of those locks that
> comes on suitcases that you could probally break open with a small
> hammer..
A screwdriver is a far more effective tool.
Perry
NODE 81eb6017Re: IBM's NetSP
Linn Stanton <lstanton@sten.lehman.com>Thu, 26 May 94 08:30:00 PDT
In message <9405261621.AA19774@cmyk.warwick.com>you write:
> Agreed... 40 bit key feels like (to me) one of those locks that
> comes on suitcases that you could probally break open with a small
> hammer..
Absolutly true, but even week security can have its uses. One of the most
useful things we can do is get people used to, and routinely using, encryption.
There are still too many people who think that using encryption is proof
of wrongdoing.