Re: [mv] How safe is e.commerce

[Birgitt Funk <birgitt@booktraders.com>]

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On Mon, 7 Feb 2000, Gideon van Gelder wrote:

> Really, 40-bit encryption is easily broken, and mind you, the NSA
> make sure there will not be any encryption used globally that they can't
> crack without a lot of trouble. But since not every hacker has access to
> the kind of number-crunchers those guys have, 128-bit encryption is "safe",
> unfortunately only allowed in America, because of the well-discussed browser
> export-restriction because of fear of maybe getting in a fullscale nuclear
> war with Russia, because they can use 128-bit SSL... But as mike said, this
> will probably change under international pressure imposed upon the US.

I happened to look at the RedHat 6.1 Professional Edition box (includes
the Apache SSL server with 128-bit encryption) yesterday at CompUSA. 

In their label on the back they warned not only saying that it is illegal
to export this software to any other country outside the U.S., but also to
any other _NATIONAL_. 

So, next time you go software shopping at CompUSA take your U.S. passport
- don't leave home without it - you never know who the cashier thinks YOU 
are.    8-)

I wonder how the European ISPs are being controlled or observed about
them running server using 128-bit encryption. I smuggled already twice
a box to Germany and am still not yet in prison.   8-)

Birgitt

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