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From: outer@utcsri.UUCP (Richard Outerbridge)
Newsgroups: sci.crypt
Subject: Re: This is *stupid*
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Date: Tue, 2-Dec-86 20:39:06 EST
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> And it finally happened: _Videocipher_has_been_busted_.
> 
> DES and M/A-Com
> 
>   _Videocipher_II_ is protected by numerous U.S. laws.  It uses the
> DES encryption system that, until April 22, 1987, may be protected
> from unauthorized busting by the National Security Agency.  NSA is
> responsible for the security and integrity of the DES code, and uses
> it to transmit less-than-top-secret messages to military and embassy
> locations world-wide. 

So: does this mean they've busted DES or just the dynamic key management
used by the Videocipher II?  Can anyone explain without being treasonable?
[Breaking DES for under $1400.00 - even U.S. funds - sounds a neat trick!]
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