"Steven M. Bellovin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >So -- how should the back door be installed? In the protocol? In the telco >endpoint? Is it ethical for security people to work on something that lowers >the security of the system? Given that it's going to be done anyway, is it >ethical to refrain, lest it be done incompetently? Why not refrain in the *expectation* that it'll be done incompetently? If previous efforts along these lines (Clipper, TACDFIPSFKMI) are anything to go by then: - The design and planning process alone will cost enough that it'll be a severe problem. - It'll take years to complete. - It'll be unworkable when it's done. - Throughout the entire process, it'll be a magnet for criticism from privacy advocates, the IT industry, telco's, left-wingers, right_wingers, ... If they want to play big brother, why not give them more than enough rope, point at a conveniently-placed tree limb if necessary, and then stand back? (Since this is a mostly political debate, it's probably better to continue it on the Raven list, http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/raven). Peter.
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