----- Original Message -----
From: Steven M. Bellovin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 1:32 AM
Subject: Re: NSA back doors in encryption products
[...]
> > http://www.znz.freesurf.fr/files/certifix.zip (300 Kb)
> >
> >The package contains the 5 following files
> > certifix.exe
> > certifix.hlp
> > readme.txt
> > todo.txt
> > changes.txt
> >
>
> Let me see if I understand -- we're worried that NSA has buried secret
> composite numbers in our code. So we're going to solve that problem by
> running a random binary -- source isn't in the zip file -- from someone
> else?
Well, I guess that the next step is to ask the author to opensource his
program, that at least already exists and is free (Ben's question). Or, in
alternative, roll our own...
Enzo
