Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 10:26:54 +1100 (EST) From: Carl Makin <cmakin@nla.gov.au> To: Mark Mayo <mark@quickweb.com> Cc: security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: blowfish passwords in FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.970218102256.530B-100000@gadget.nla.gov.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.94.970217160548.10948A-100000@vinyl.quickweb.com>
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On Mon, 17 Feb 1997, Mark Mayo wrote: > Just some thoughts anyways.. Hopefully when the US gov. sees that the > 40-bit key was cracked in 3 hours, and the 48-bit key in a couple weeks, > maybe they'll realize how far they have their heads up their asses and > will stop these silly export restrictions on hard-crypto.. Don't be silly. Its *exactly* the reason the restrictions are there in the first place. The US government seems to believe (a) noone outside of the US can write code and (b) noone outside of the US Government should have secure communications. You need to convince your government that the restrictions are having no effect on security while they are hurting the US dominance in trade. :) Carl. -- Carl Makin (VK1KCM) <http://email.nla.gov.au/~cmakin/>; C.Makin@nla.gov.au 'Work +61 6 262 1576' "Speaking for myself only!" 'If you want to make your spouse pay attention to what you say... Talk in your sleep!'
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