"S.SEN" proclaimed:
> I saw some talk about sendmail etc... security .
The security (integrity of a system against crackage. i.e. software
security) that we discussed is not, IMO, the same as the security
(encryption etc. i.e. data security) you talk about further down in your
email.
> Why not write or aquire your own security programs? I'am working on
> an Encryption project...(sorry no details..) ,
Hmmm. Hush hush project, eh? It is my personal belief that security by
obscurity does not work very well.
> it seems the Us of A is treating encryption algorithms as
> ammmunition(of which export is prohbited..).
You got the wrong tense. The US Govt. _used_ to treat high grade
encryption software an munitions. They realized the folly of their policy
and have eased restrictions on encruption export.
> No good public key algo is available to developers ; you must write your own
> or Use ones supplied by GNU or CryptoAPI by Microsoft and only if you're a
> US citizen you're permitted to Licence encryption from RSA inc etc...
Not completely true. Versions of PGP using the RSA / IDEA algorithm have
been available in international mirror sites for a while now. The legality
of using them, however, is not completely clear.
> Anyway a good solution to the problem might be to use the following command
> [root@localhost /] finger # the pun is intentional
The solution to what problem?
Thaths
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