Re: Andrew Fernandes on NSA back doors

Arnold Rheinhold wrote: >I'm afraid I don't find Mr. Fernandes' argument convincing. ... >To me the mystery is why Microsoft is unwilling to fully explain its >actions. Perhaps there are other details they do not wish to reveal. >For example, since each CAPI module to be signed would require

Re: Andrew Fernandes on NSA back doors

I'm afraid I don't find Mr. Fernandes' argument convincing. Given the nature of the Microsoft CAPI concept -- that only approved cryptographic modules can be allowed to run -- NSA would surely want to know how use of the CAPI signing key was ultimately controlled. A crypto box that allowed exp

Andrew Fernandes on NSA back doors

Duncan Campbell sends along with permission of Andrew: Additional comment from Andrew D. Fernandes of Cryptonym Corporation (who discovered the NSA_KEY) on the MS/Campbell exchange on the NSA_KEY : Microsoft's insistence that the second key is there for b