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Re: Product request - Enterprise whole disk encryption for laptops


From: Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks () VT EDU>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:45:27 -0400

On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:53:48 EDT, Jeff Kell said:
Valdis Kletnieks wrote:
Unfortunately, Adobe v. Skylarov (or was it v. Elcomsoft and Skylarov only
got caught in the middle?) set a precedent that rot-13 was "encryption",
at least for DMCA purposes.  Blech.

Or it is really encrypted on the laptop, but the passphrase is taped to the
bottom, or the certificate is on the USB thumb drive still plugged in, or the
two-factor smart card is left in the laptop case, or... you get the idea.

I meant that some sites might get the mistaken impression that rot-13 was
enough crypto to use the "it was encrypted" loophole in many notification
requirements to avoid having to actually Do The Right Thing....


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