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Re: two messages on "security" -- one for a hearing the other a rumor
From: David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 15:51:56 -0500
Posted-Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 15:03:03 -0500 Date: Fri, 18 Mar 94 15:03:01 EST From: denning () chair cosc georgetown edu (Dorothy Denning) To: farber () central cis upenn edu Subject: Re: two messages on "security" -- one for a hearing the other a rumor Cc: denning () chair cosc georgetown edu Dav, I just sent the following to RISKS in response to the rumor about Clipper: Risks 15.66 included a brief from "Network World," which referenced a story in the "Security Insider Report" suggesting that Aldrich Ames could have had access to Clipper's classified SKIPJACK algorithm or Clipper keys. A New York Times reporter asked me about this rumor a few weeks ago, and the whole idea struck me as so obviously absurd that I could hardly stop laughing. Nevertheless, I did check it out with people who would know. They confirmed what I thought. The whole rumor is total nonsense. What I don't understand is why people persist is spreading rumors and speculation that have no basis and don't even make sense. Dorothy Denning
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