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On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:51:57 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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> Neil |
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> mentioned GCHQ developing public key several years before RSA, but do |
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> note that RSA still had the same bright idea that GCHQ had, only a few |
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> short years later. |
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The important point was that they kept quiet about it. Even after RSA |
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entered the public domain, they let everyone think it was news to them. |
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Mind you, the UK government kept quiet about breaking Enigma after WWII |
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was over, so they could sell these "secure" systems to their Commonwealth |
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"friends". |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Top Oxymorons Number 2: Exact estimate |
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