NODE 4b679b63RE: CIA 4 Nags: Hackers Crypto Y2K Foreigners
Ernest Hua <Hua@teralogic-inc.com>Thu, 25 Jun 1998 09:45:19 -0700 (PDT)
I just don't understand how, in 1998, anyone could let Tenet get away
with a claim about key recovery like this. Didn't anyone ask him how he
expected high-tech hackers (especially those possibly aided by foreign
intelligence agencies) to use key recovery?
Ern
-----Original Message-----
From: John Young [SMTP:jya@pipeline.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 1998 5:37 AM
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: CIA 4 Nags: Hackers Crypto Y2K Foreigners
June 24, 1998
CIA Head Forsees Better Hackers
Filed at 5:43 p.m. EDT
By The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Intrusion into government computers
[SNIP]
Unless the computer industry and the government find a
legislative compromise, the government could fall victim to
hackers able to hide their own actions in impenetrable
encryption codes. It may take a major computer-hacker
incident to create the political pressure needed to allow
the government the "recovery" power to access encrypted
databases.
"There is a train wreck waiting to happen unless we deal
with the recovery aspect of the encryption debate," Tenet
said.
NODE cb032b16RE: CIA 4 Nags: Hackers Crypto Y2K Foreigners
mgraffam@mhv.netThu, 25 Jun 1998 12:14:55 -0700 (PDT)
On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Ernest Hua wrote:
> I just don't understand how, in 1998, anyone could let Tenet get away
> with a claim about key recovery like this. Didn't anyone ask him how he
> expected high-tech hackers (especially those possibly aided by foreign
> intelligence agencies) to use key recovery?
Easy. Make not using key recovery a crime with stiffer penalties than
any hack. If you can't get 'em on the hack, you get em on a crypto-related
charge. Scary stuff.
Michael J. Graffam (mgraffam@mhv.net)
http://www.mhv.net/~mgraffam -- Philosophy, Religion, Computers, Crypto, etc
"Enlightenment is man's emergence from his self-incurred immaturity.
Immaturity is the inability to use one's own understanding without the
guidance of another. . .Sapere aude! Have the courage to use your own
understanding!" - Immanuel Kant "What is Enlightenment?"
NODE 1e6c753fRE: CIA 4 Nags: Hackers Crypto Y2K Foreigners
Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>Thu, 25 Jun 1998 14:16:02 -0700 (PDT)
Is your question rhetorical? Audience members can't ask questions at a
Senate hearing... And the point was probably too subtle for the
senators...
-Declan
On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Ernest Hua wrote:
> I just don't understand how, in 1998, anyone could let Tenet get away
> with a claim about key recovery like this. Didn't anyone ask him how he
> expected high-tech hackers (especially those possibly aided by foreign
> intelligence agencies) to use key recovery?