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Encryption Archive

Files in this archive

  • Civil Liberties Groups Say New Encryption Export Regulations Still Have Serious Constitutional Deficiencies (January 13, 2000)
  • Latest Governmental Encryption Scheme Still Unconstitutional (September 16, 1999)
  • 19990421_leahy_electr_rghts.bill
    This is a bill introduced by Senator Leahy some sections of which were eventually incorporated in other bills and in the FCC implementation order relevant to CALEA. This bill was read twice on the floor and referred to committee and never was voted on in this form. The titles were: Title I: Privacy Protection for Communications and Electronic Information Title II: Promoting Use of Encryption Title III: Privacy Protection for Library Loan and Book Sale Records Title IV: Privacy Protection for Satellite Home Viewers
  • cpsr_brooks.letter
    File containing August 1992 text of a letter Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) recently sent to Rep. Jack Brooks, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee. The letter raises several issues concerning computer security and cryptography policy.
  • crypto_mail_liability.article
    Mike Riddle's November 1993 article "Sysop Liability for Enroute (and/or Encrypted) Mail."
  • crypt_wired.articles
    File containing cryptography-related articles from 'WIRED Online' gathered in January of 1994. (Republished by permission)
  • crypto.faq
    File containing February 1994 faq regarding cryptography and related issues compiled by The Crypto Cabal.
  • crypto.intro
    File containing "An Introduction to the Use of Encryption" (revised April 1994) an article written by Peter Meyer of Dolphin Software, providing information in the area of practical cryptography of interest to anyone wishing to use cryptographic software. Written for the layperson.
  • nist_nsa_collusion.article
    cpsr article warning that the nsa has influenced NIST policy against the wishes of congress through the Computer Security Act of 1987
  • ota_priv_sec.report
    OTA's September 1994 report focusing on safeguarding unclassified information in networks, not on the security or survivability of networks themselves, or on the reliability of network services to ensure information access. OTA's analysis examines policy issues in three 1) cryptography policy, including federal information processing standards and export controls; 2) guidance on safeguarding unclassified information in federal agencies; and 3) legal issues and information security, including electronic commerce, privacy, and intellectual property.
  • ota_priv_sec_report.summary
    September 1994 summary of the report named ota_priv_sec.report in this directory.
  • privacy_szabo.paper
    Nick Szabo's April 1993 pamphlet regarding how to protect your electronic privacy dealing with personal privacy packages, such as PGP.
  • sci_am_crypt.article
    Feb 1993 Scientific American article "Electronic Envelopes" regarding RSA,PEM, PGP, etc....

Subdirectories in This Archive

  • Crypto_export/
    Directory pertaining to US International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and their unconsitutional export restrictions on encryption. Also covered are the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), the successor to ITAR, as well as the AECA (Arms Export Control Act), the legislation enabling ITAR and EAR.
  • Crypto_misc/
    Directory containing files and directories related to cryptography, cryptology, code breaking, ciphers and encryption (much of this is technical in nature).
  • Digital_money/
    Directory pertaining to electronic monetary and credit transactions - "online commerce", e-cash, etc. - and the inherent privacy and security concerns that arise with these developments.
  • Digital_signature/
    Directory pertaining to the US Digital Signature Standard (DSS), and other cryptographic authentication technology.
  • Gilmore_v_NSA/
    Directory pertaining to the Gilmore case, a case involving NSA refusal of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for treatises on cryptanalysis.
  • Key_escrow/
    directory of files on governmental encryption key "escrow", in which copies of all users' encryption keys are held by governments or "trusted third parties" for the convenience of law enforcement and intelligence agencies. This issue ties in directly with ITAR crypto export policy (see http://www.eff.org/pub/Privacy/ITAR_export/).
  • Security/
    Directory pertaining to computer security (and cracking). Material more specifically about user privacy and cryptographic system protection are located in other Privacy subdirectories.

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