re would clipper make a good cover for other encryption method strnlght netcom com david sternlight writes chances are the government has thought of this and just anyone won t be permitted access to enough of the internals to make a fake clipper chip once the chips are released in phones or whatever they are vulnerable to phsyical inspection and observation now i will grant that there will no doubt be safeguards against peeling the chip but the nsa has no monopoly on cleverness the chip and the algorithms it uses will not remain secret for very long any university with a vlsi lab has the required equipment as does any offshore semiconductor manufacturer amanda walker intercon systems corporation
