Building in Big Brother

"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

• 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.