re is it illegal to transmit encrypted data steve b access digex com steve brinich writes i m afraid i have to disagree with you on that point nsa will not tell rsa or any other non dod entity anything that its eavesdropping reveals i don t know about that they might if they find it the most expedient way to keep people from using something they can t crack let s put it this way they have a charter and several executive orders to obey among other things which explicitly prohibit sharing this information unless things have changed withing the last little while i suppose they could ignore it if they choose but i doubt they would for an authoritative look at the nsa get bamford s the puzzle palace that s all i can say ralph
