On Sun, Jul 23, 2000 at 02:37:08AM -0400, BMM wrote:
> http://www.l-3com.com/cs-east/programs/infosec/privatel.htm
>
> A triple-DES bump-in-the-cord encrypter, retails for ~US$600.
> Buyer beware, L-3 is a Lock-Mart spinoff with NSA and DoD contracts.
>
That is sort of an understatement, amoung other things they are
the only supplier of the next generation government secure phone - the
STE. Certainly makes one wonder about whether the Privatel device is
genuinely secure and a major NSA and DOD contractor actually allowed to
sell bump in the cord 168 bit 3-DES devices with DH key exchange to
apparently just about anyone - sure makes one wonder where the backdoor
is... (perhaps they broadcast the key in TEMPEST emanations - the specs
say nothing about TEMPEST certification)...
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Dave Emery N1PRE, [EMAIL PROTECTED] DIE Consulting, Weston, Mass.
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