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1981 US Document on Encryption Policy (Schneier on Security)
2016-03-23 11:20

This was newly released under FOIA at my request: Victor C. Williams, Jr., Donn B. Parker, and Charles C. Wood, "Impacts of Federal Policy Options for Nonmilitary Cryptography," NTIA-CR-81-10, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, US. Department of Commerce, June 1981. It argues that cryptography is an important enabling technology. At this point, it's only of historical value....


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