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From: mdr@reed.UUCP (Mike Rutenberg)
Newsgroups: net.crypt
Subject: What is it really like?
Message-ID: <3264@reed.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Apr-86 16:49:59 EDT
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Posted: Tue Apr 29 16:49:59 1986
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The intention of my original posting was to ask what is *actually* done
in the *real* world right *now*.  How do Nigeria or Chile or Lower
Slabovia protect their diplomatic communications?  How about the Soviets?

I realize that there are lots of interesting cryptographic tools that
show promise for the future or for small volume communications, but
currently lots of governments are doing *something* to protect their
communications, and I'm wondering what.

Does anyone here know what the real world is really like?

Mike

NB: My original posting has more detailed questions but maybe this is better