re secret algorithm re clipper chip and crypto key escrow brad clarinet com brad templeton and yes this has to be a public key system or it would be almost impossible to handle it might not be rsa but that does not mean that pkp doesn t get paid until pkp has the patent on the general concept of public key encryption as well as the particular implementation known as rsa hmm my first thought was that they re using diffie hellman exponential session key exchange or an equivalent however the diffie hellman patent like the hellman merkle one on public key systems claims all equivalents so the basic point stands interestingly a quote from jim bidzos showed up in the media real soon after the announcement and he sounded very pissed maybe he hadn t yet realized that pkp might have just struck gold all they have to do is get someone to admit the general scheme that the clipper uses jef jef poskanzer jef netcom com jef well sf ca us an object never serves the same function as its image or its name rene magritte
