symmetric encryption algorithm / mainframe computing / publicĆkey infrastructure / Web Commerce Secure / Internet World / computer network applications / fundamental technology / Internet Security / information technology / encryption systems / computer networking / anonymous file transfer protocol / computing / federal information processing standard / federal information processing standards / or use products / copyright-management systems / electronic commerce / /
Organization
United States Senate / Congress / House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance / U.S. Congress / federal government / National Security Agency / Clinton Administration / office of Technology Assessment / Committee on Governmental Affairs / Department of Defense / U.S. Government Printing Office / /
Person
Richard W. Wiggins / Elena Varon / Russell Mitchell / Lisa Morgan / David Kahn / Amy Cortese / Charles A. Bowsher / /
Position
Comptroller General of the United States / /
Product
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Technology
encryption / fundamental technology / Capstone chip / cryptography / information technologies / NETWORKED SOCIETY Information technologies / anonymous file transfer protocol / encryption technology / information technology / Clipper chip / Escrowed encryption / encryption system / technology of broad application / key-escrow encryption / classified / symmetric encryption algorithm / Skipjack algorithm / Digital Signature / so-called Clipper chip / cryptography technology / /
Overview of the 1994 OTA Report on Information Security and Privacy his chapter highlights the importance of information security and privacy issues, explains why cryptography policies are so important, and reviews polic