From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Mon Apr 29 2002 - 11:12:06 MDT
On Monday, April 29, 2002, at 05:38 am, KPJ wrote:
> |Furthermore, this 'tapping' only works for networks which are unsecure,
> |and for unencrypted packets on the worldwide network.
No. Weak encryption is easily decrypted by large government computers.
Strong encryption is illegal to export, and so further investigation is
warranted because of a possible export crime. Strong encryption coming
into the US that was not originally funded from US sources merits
further investigation for possible terrorist connections or activity by
foreign governments. I can't think of any type of traffic that is
excluded from these systems.
-- Harvey Newstrom, CISSP <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> Principal Security Consultant <www.Newstaff.com>
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