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Cryptography's Role in Securing the Information Society

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Publication Year:1996

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Kenneth W. Dam and Herbert S. Lin, Editors, Committee to Study National Cryptography Policy, National Research Council
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This book presents a comprehensive examination of cryptography and its evolution from a national security tool to a key compenent of the global information super-highway. It addresses the urgent need for a strong national policy on cryptography that promotes and ...
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Front Matter i-xxxii  
Executive Summary 1-14 (skim)
A Road Map Through This Report 15-16 (skim)
Part I - Framing the Policy Issues 17-18 (skim)
Growing Vulnerability in the Information Age 19-50 (skim)
Cryptography: Roles, Market, and Infrastructure 51-78 (skim)
Needs for Access to Encrypted Information 79-110 (skim)
Part II - Policy Instruments 111-112 (skim)
Export Controls 113-166 (skim)
Escrowed Encryption and Related Issues 167-215 (skim)
Other Dimensions of National Cryptography Policy 216-246 (skim)
Part III - Policy Options, Findings, and Recommendations 247-248 (skim)
Policy Options for the Future 249-292 (skim)
Syntehsis, Findings, and Recommendations 293-340 (skim)
A - Contributors to the NRC Project on National Cryptographic Policy 341-352 (skim)
B - Glossary 353-363 (skim)
C - A Brief Primer on Cryptography 364-395 (skim)
D - An Overview of Electronic Surveillance: History and Current Status 396-413 (skim)
E - A Brief History of Cryptography Policy 414-420 (skim)
F - A Brief Primer on Intelligence 421-429 (skim)
G - The International Scope of Cryptography Policy 430-449 (skim)
H - Summary of Important Requirements for a Public-Key Infrastructure 450-454 (skim)
I - Industry-Specific Dimensions of Security 455-468 (skim)
J - Examples of Risks Posed by Unprotected Information 469-473 (skim)
K - Cryptographic Applications Programming Interfaces 474-476 (skim)
L - Other Looming Issues Related to Cryptography Policy 477-484 (skim)
M - Federal Information Processing Standards 485-488 (skim)
N - Laws, Regulations, and Documents Relevant to Cryptography 489-676 (skim)
Index 677-688 (skim)

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This book presents a comprehensive examination of cryptography and its evolution from a national security tool to a key compenent of the global information super-highway. It addresses the urgent need for a strong national policy on cryptography that promotes and encourages its widespread use to protect the information interests of individuals, businesses, and the nation as a whole, while respecting legitimate national needs of law enforcement and intelligence for national security and foreign policy purposes.

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"...a crucial and central addition to the literature on cryptographic policy and its role in the information society." LISR

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