re screw the people crypto is for hard core hackers spooks only in article strnlghtc t o k p netcom com strnlght netcom com david sternlight writes actually the govrnment is telling you that if you want to use their product the manufacturer actually better yet some trusted pair of escrow agencies has to have the key most of us already are in this situation our car makers have keys to our cars or can get them quickly from the vin number and i have no doubt that if presented with a court order they d surrender copies to the government chances are that many locksmiths have the code numbers for house locks they ve installed and in an emergency can cut keys thus they d also provide such keys to the government pursuant to a court order of course nothing prevents you from buying a new lock with cash and installing it yourself even modifying the core to match some arbitrary key is not difficult to do at home i once knew someone who had fixed his locks in this way his house office and cars all took the same key which he took good care of the state has no difficulty gaining access to your safe deposit box if they have a court order bad analogy very bad yours that is have you ever had a safety deposit box they work on a two key system the bank clerk has one and you have the other they are different keys the bank does not keep a copy of your key if you lose it they have to drill out the lock and replace the door this is a time consuming and expensive process which they will be happy to charge to your account this process is exactly analogous to having a private key which is not in a escrow system and the state having to crack your cipher to get the data please do not use false analogies peter trei ptrei mitre org
