THE GERMAN LORENZ CIPHER MACHINE, USED IN WORLD WAR II FOR ENCRYPTION OF VERY HIGH-LEVEl info
Chinese Want to See Encryption Info
The Chinese government is looking to force security vendors to disclose their encryption information based on new regulations that will come into effect on Saturday. The regulations stipulate that companies selling products that fit into one (or more) of six categories must submit their encryption information to a government panel to receive a license to sell to Chinese government agencies, The Register reports.
EU and U.S. authorities are against the new measures, saying that handing over such information is “something companies cannot and will not do,” according to the president of the European Union Chamber of Commerce Jorg Wuttke.
It is still unclear if U.S. and EU companies would be required to reveal encryption techniques, which are available publicly, or cryptographic keys, which generally remain secret.
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