http://www.heise.de/tp/english/inhalt/te/7571/1.html ----------------------------- CUT --------------------------- Dutch government puts Trusted Third Parties under pressure Jelle van Buuren 08.05.2001 Intelligence agencies and police want to get access to encrypted messages Dutch law enforcement authorities are forcing Trusted Third Parties (TTP's) to use key escrow or key recovery techniques, which make it possible for law enforcement to decrypt encrypted messages. The law enforcement authorities want to get access to encrypted Internet messages, according to secret documents revealed by the Dutch digital rights movement Bits of Freedom. Trusted Third Parties (TTP's) are independent organisations, which offer services to enhance the security and reliability of electronic communication. TTP's, for instance banks, accountants, telecommunication companies or public notaries, use cryptography to prove the authenticity of communication and secure the confidentiality of communication. [...] ----------------------------- CUT --------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]