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To: slacker711 who wrote (3407)	1/25/2000 1:28:00 PM
From: Eric L	Respond to of 34857

Slacker, << GSM not as impenetrable as once thought. Any idea if this could be done to CDMA too? >> Shh!! someone might be eavesdropping. Encryption and related technology is only as strong as government agencies allow it to be. - Eric -

To: slacker711 who wrote (3407)	1/25/2000 10:01:00 PM
From: quartersawyer	Respond to of 34857

All GSM providers and equipment vendors are part of the GSM Association. The algorithms were designed and analyzed by the secretive "SAGE" group (which is really part of ETSI).... What's most interesting about these algorithms is how robustly lousy they are. Both voice-encryption algorithms are flawed.... from the Crypto-gram Newsletter, December '99. The cryptographers are a whole different crew, critically useful in data transmission. (Check the "Echelon" and Public-Key Infrastructure articles in the same issue for a view of parts of their world). counterpane.com