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Re: Security urban legends

From: Adam Shostack <adam () homeport org>
Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 10:31:20 -0500

On Thu, Nov 04, 1999 at 10:21:25PM -0500, Matt Curtin wrote:
| >>>>> On Mon, 01 Nov 1999 11:32:56 -0500, "Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr () nfr net> said:
| 
| mjr> Anyone got any other candidates? :)
| 
| NSA has a secret backdoor in PGP.

No, NSA has a secret backdoor in DES.  The backdoor in PGP was put
there by the FBI as part of their agreement not to prosecute Phil.

"Sheesh"



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