Decoding encryption policy. (data encryption policy) (includes related articles) From: Security Management | Date: February 1, 1996| Author: Baugh, William E., Jr.; Denning, Dorothy E. | COPYRIGHT 1996 American Society for Industrial Security. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Dependable, fool-proof encryption technology is essential for data security. However, information security must not compromise the government's legitimate concerns over national security and public safety. In the US, industry and government are threshing out a mutually acceptable encryption policy. Among the issues under discussion are key length, algorithms and key escrow. In particular, the Bill Clinton administration is proposing a measure that would allow export of encryption technology p...

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