[Cryptography] On 40-bit encryption

[Bill Frantz]

On 8/22/14 at 11:19 AM, bear at sonic.net (Bear) wrote:

> It was a US law that cut the profitability 
> of US companies by a noticeable percentage, and simultaneously 
> gave foreign companies an advantage in fielding cryptography 
> products (and therefore in doing cryptography research and 
> acquiring cryptography expertise)

It also gave foreign companies the opportunity to install their own back doors. c.f. CryptoAG.

Cheers - Bill

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