As reported by AP: | Among the most important [debris] they were seeking was | a device that allows for the encryption of communication | between the shuttle and NASA controllers. A NASA spokesman | in Houston, John Ira Petty, said Friday that NASA feared | the technology could be used "to send bogus signals to the | shuttle."
Apparently some folks skipped class the day Kerchhoffs' Principle was covered. One wonders what other shuttle systems were designed with comparable disregard of basic principles. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
