Quotes about encryption (16 Quotes)


    While the U. S. president has an e-mail address and favors preventing taxation of Internet commerce, the U. S. government has, in fact, hurt the industry by imposing brain-dead legislation on privacy and the export of encryption, ... And outside of the U. S., I worry about taxation of Internet commerce. It's logical to assume that governments will want a piece of the action.



    Any system we could build today that would come close to the needed level of security for a national election would be very hard for an average person to use, ... We couldn't use standard browsers, and we would need a way to authenticate users, like passwords or encryption keys.

    I'm 16 now, I was 15 when it happened... and the encryption code wasn't in fact written by me, but written by the German member. There seems to be a bit of confusion about that part.


    Silicon vendors are answering the growing security requirements of today's embedded devices with specialized encryption hardware. Our Nucleus Cipher Accelerator plug-in is designed to fully utilize this hardware in order to maximize their performance for the embedded application and at the same time offer cost savings-a major benefit to our customers.


    The concern is over what will happen as strong encryption becomes commonplace with all digital communications and stored data. Right now the use of encryption isn't all that widespread, but that state of affairs is expected to change rapidly.


    If an employee is served with an order to release highly sensitive encryption keys, they are likely also to be served with a 'gagging order' preventing them from informing others in the company (such as senior management or security staff) that the integrity of their encryption systems has been potentially compromised. The employee is protected in this country against the consequences of that action. This protection does not extend outside the U. K. to other jurisdictions such as that of the parent company.

    If it is encrypted, then it's almost impossible for crooks to use. Today, I cannot imagine any health care institution that is not using encryption.

    As we move into 2000 and beyond, it is clear that the NSA and others face difficulty in getting what they want out of all the traffic, as well as facing encryption and fiber optics. The future for them is probably in network attacks.

    Our administration has already moved to liberalize export controls on encryption, allowing more companies to export the technology to more end users. And we've done so while maintaining a framework necessary to protect our national security, ... Today we are announcing significant new updates.

    I have not found anybody in the private sector that does not understand the value of encryption without hidden keys and vulnerabilities without hidden access.





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