PGP backdoor? (No, I'm not paranoid.)
Perry E. Metzger
perry at piermont.com
Wed Feb 28 14:14:25 PST 1996
Mark Bainter writes:
> I was recently speaking with a newly-made aquaintence, and we were
> discussing the merits of various encryption systems. Now, I had heard
> about all the people who claimed the reason versions later than 2.3
> wouldn't work with 2.3 was because of a backdoor for the government. I
> personally thought they were being paranoid. However, this guy tells me
> that he met Phil at defcon and phil told him that he co-operated with
> the government and gave them information that would enable them to crack
> key's for versions later than 2.3. I don't know whether to believe him
> or not, as I said earlier he is not a long-time friend or anything, so he
> could just be lying to me. If anyone has any information on this I would
> appreciate it.
Your informant is taking extremely good drugs. You should find out who
his connection is should you want to get any.
Perry
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