re secret algorithm re clipper chip and crypto key escrow in article apr magnus acs ohio state edu jebright magnus acs ohio state edu james r ebright writes in article brad clarinet com brad templeton writes the greatest danger of the escrow database if it were kept on disk would be the chance that a complete copy could somehow leak out you of course then it s hard to backup however i think the consequences of no backup the data is not there when a warrant comes are worse than the consequences of a secret backup if the data isn t there when the warrant comes you effectively have secure crypto if secret backups are kept then you effectively have no crypto thus this poster is essentialy arguing no crypto is better than secure crypto no the poster me has his brain in the wrong gear as you can infer from the first sentence i meant the consequences of no backup are better than the consequences of an easy to copy database brad templeton clarinet communications corp sunnyvale ca
