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Story: Government to force handover of encryption keys
Posted by: Anonymous (Friday 19 May 2006, 5:37 PM)
There is a major difference between being forced to hand over encryption keys, and being forced to hand over decrypted data.
If it is only the decrypted data that is handed over, the company can continue to use the existing keys, assuming that the algorithm does not allow the keys to be deduced from clear and cipher text.
Once the keys are handed over, however, EVERY single transaction is exposed and keys would have to be changed.
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Story: Government to force handover of encryption keys
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