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To: ftth who wrote (30)	12/2/1999 10:51:00 PM
From: Reginald Middleton	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 68

Reality check: Is 40 bit encryption more secure than the encryption commonly used for email attachments over the web? Is 40-bit encryption more secure than the encryption commonly used in Word and Excel files carried via floppy or CD? How about your common analog phone conversation? Can the amateur hacker break YOUR 40-bit encrypted file over a data stream through the Internet (amongst millions of others) with anonymous users and id's in the milliseconds it takes to reach its destination. A real life scenario is much more difficult than a test case on a static desktop computer. 56 bit and 128 bit encryption have been successfully hacked already. Anything can be hacked, just ask the NSA. The question is which is easier to hack, 40 bit encryption or the paper envelope in your mail box with your sensitive data and informtion (your paycheck, credit card and banking statements). <As for:<<NuoMedia employs 40-bit, bi-directional encryption - far harder to break than practically any physical barrier currently in common use for sensitive data.>> You should revisit even making such a statement quite frankly (if you are publishing this on your website I strongly recommend you remove it. You open yourself up to serious liability with such claims).> I stand by my statement. It takes a lot less than 40 seconds to open the envelope with your business proposal, credit card, or banking statement in it. How long does it take you to break into that floppy disk on your office mate's desk? You are not being equitable in your evaluation of digital vs. physical security and safeguards in the real world. To my knowledge, NuoMedia offers more security than practically any other commonly used Web-based communication medium, ex. http, file attachments in Yahoo mail, hotmail, and practically all systems that use common protocols such as pop mail, imap, mapi, etc. It is also much more secure than the US Postal service, Federal Express, UPS, etc. These things must be examined in perspective. If you hold common computing and communication practices to the same light you may be holding the new distributed computing paradigm to, it very well may make NuoMedia.com look like a fortress. Oh, as for liability, I hope the right of free speech in a discussion forum absolves me of that:-)