On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 01:24:14PM -0500, Tim Dierks wrote: > There may be more valid reasons for treating the device as secret; some > categories that come to mind include protecting non-cryptographic > information, such as the capabilities of the communication channel. Also, > many systems on the shuttle are obsolete by modern standards, and it's > possible that the communications security is similarly aged.
Isn't it also possible that the device contains a physical key of some kind? -- - Adam ----- Adam Fields, Managing Partner, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Surgam, Inc. is a technology consulting firm with strong background in delivering scalable and robust enterprise web and IT applications. http://www.adamfields.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]