password-cracking by journalists... (long, sorry)

[Steven M. Bellovin]

Another point -- the law protects "encryption" research, not 
"cryptographic" research.  Watermarking or DRM systems do not appear to 
be covered by the statute's definition of "encryption".

		--Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb
		Full text of "Firewalls" book now at http://www.wilyhacker.com





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