Building in Big Brother (eBook, PDF)

The Cryptographic Policy Debate
Redaktion: Hoffman, Lance J.

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The announcement of the Clipper chip by the U.S. Government in April 1993 set off a frenzy of discussions about cryptography policy in the technological community. The shock waves from it ultimately included front page treatment in The New York Times, repeated questions to the Vice President, creation of several new newsgroups on the Internet, and some very productive public discussions about striking the balance between national security, law enforcement, and civil liberties. We still don't have good answers for some of the questions that have been raised. As the Global Information Infrastructure is being built, we are writing portions of the Constitution for Cyberspace. I've been fortunate to have a front row seat and to share much of this with my students. The original reading and selection of materials was made by the first cohort of students* in The George Washington University Accel erated Master of Science Program in Telecommunications and Com puters at the Ashburn, Virginia campus. They worked many long hours-reading, debating, and selecting materials for this book. In addition, Bob Patton spent a great deal of time scanning and editing the material. Nestor Torres prepared the index. And Harish Nalinak shan provided an enormous amount of technical and administrative assistance and kept the project on track as new developments took place in the debate and new papers and legislation reflected these. As with most readings books, some of the selections cover similar material. We have tried to hold this duplication to an acceptable level.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer US
• Seitenzahl: 560
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461225249
• Artikelnr.: 43987274

Inhaltsangabe

I Background.- 1 Cryptography (From Julius Caesar through Public Key Cryptosystems): Methods to Keep Secrets Secret.- 2 Key Escrow Cryptosystems: Keeping Secrets Secret Except When....- II Current Government Policy.- 3 The U.S. Government Policy Solution: Key Escrow Cryptosystems, Policies, Procedures, and Legislation.- 4 The Policy Debate: How Controlled a Global Information Infrastructure do We Want, and Who Decides?.- III Aspects of Cryptographic Policy.- 5 Law Enforcement: What Does It Cost to Commit a Perfect Crime?.- 6 Civil Liberties: Safeguarding Privacy (and More) in a Digital, Tappable Age.- 7 Export Policy: Prudent Controls in a Risky World or Making the World Safe for Foreign Competition?.- Afterword.- List of Acronyms.

Rezensionen

"Lance Hoffman has compiled an extraordinarily useful and well balanced collection of materials on cryptography and its applications. This book will instantly become a definitive compendium." - P.G. Neumann, SRI International
"...a fascinating and detailed volume" - Cryptologia