Re: Objections...

Peter Wayner writes:

I think this is the most practical and non-inflamatory argument for public access to the algorithm.

Along the same lines, I am left scratching my head about the "baroque activities in the vault." Surely this is going to add substantially to the cost of these chips over a system that uses a known algorithm and non-escrowed keys. Given that such a system would be cheaper to produce and would offer stronger security, I think it is not especially inflamatory to suggest that the government is contemplating either an outright ban or the strong discouragement of alternative systems. -- Doug Barnes (gumby@wixer.bga.com)