New UK crypto law and an idea on how to defeat it

[Sean Rima]

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Hi David!

On Wed, 01 Dec 1999, David Pick wrote:

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> > This is the point. Bob may or may not know both sets of keys. The encry=
ption
> > tool may have used a random plaintext and a random key or it may not. T=
he
> > only person who knows for sure is Bob. The cops can't prove it either w=
ay
> > assuming that the encryption technique is suitably robust against any
> > analysis they might bring against it.
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> > > Bob would not be able to claim that the files were encrypted using
> > > random keys without his knowledge as he would have had to start the
> > > process.
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> > Yes but Bob can *lie*. The onus is on the police to prove he is lying. =
How
> > do they do that given that they don't know whether the second plaintext=
 is
> > random or not?
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> Several comments more-or-less at random:
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I agree with what you say as you say it way better than I could ever try. I
am aware of the various sections of PACE although it has been a number of
years since I have referred to them :)


Sean

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