Attached below is the cover page and one section of a November, 1993 report written by the Clinton National Security Council. The report was classified TOP SECRET and parts remain classified to this day.  The published section, entitled "PREPARING FOR 'TOTAL ENCRYPTION'", is an open admission that - in the end - "total" encryption will prevail. Indeed, take heart privacy fans, even the Federal Government knows that time is on our side.  However, the Clinton administration would like to influence future events.  The report states "A coherent, widely adopted system of standards can include the needs of law enforcement and national security". So what did Clinton do for the "needs of law enforcement and national security" when he approved the export of advanced encryption technology to communist China? Another point clearly made here is the antagonistic attitude taken by the Clinton administration.  The report states "the interests of industry run head-on into law enforcement and national security interests".  This statement simply serves to separate the entire debate into special interest groups such as privacy advocates, businesses, law enforcement and the intelligence community. Divide and conquer. The policy history of the Clinton administration was to start a fight between the police and industry.  Occupy the two sides with a battle to the death.  Meanwhile, Bill Clinton made quiet deals over coffee. Both law enforcement and the intelligence community would benefit greatly from the widespread use of encryption against industrial and commercial espionage.  For example, the FBI is currently using triple DES encryption to protect their National Crime Information Center (NCIC 2000) database.  Sounds great. In fact, privacy was a big selling point for Congressional funding of NCIC 2000.  Yet, the FBI encryption will do nothing. Your local and state police will read the secure NCIC FBI data in the open over an insecure police radio easily intercepted by a $100 scanner.  There is no information security, not even for law enforcement. The day of total encryption will mean a paradigm change in law enforcement and intelligence.  Yet, since taking office in 1992 Bill Clinton has NO coherent encryption policy.  The only "coherent" policy from the Clinton White House was "take the money and RUN".  Buzz words like "national security" and "law enforcement" were used to deny legal applications for export. The law enforcement "needs" were just a tool, leverage on the big money donors ever so anxious to sign hundred million dollar deals for encrypted radios to the PRC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TOP SECRET IMPACTS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND ENCRYPTION TECHNOLOGY ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION: ASSESSMENT, OPTIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS (C) Prepared in accordance with Presidential Review Directive /NSC-27 Working Draft November 9, 1993 Distribution and Use Restrictions: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (C) WNINTEL PROPRIERTARY SENSITIVE NOFORN NOCONTRACT ORCON Classified By:  Multiple Sources TOP SECRET XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX  classified by Exec Order XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX VIII.  PREPARING FOR "TOTAL ENCRYPTION" XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX  CLASSIFIED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 12356  TO REMAIN  XXXXXXXX XXXXXX  SECRET IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY     XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX(TS) GREATER INVOLVEMENT IN STANDARDS SETTING.  The economic competitiveness of U.S. industry may well benefit from computing, data and telecommunications systems that are interoperable and rapidly incorporate new technology.  The key to interoperability and rapid technology adoption is a responsive system of voluntary standards of products and practice.  A coherent, widely adopted systems of standards can include the needs of law enforcement and national security.  If standards can be developed that meet law enforcement and national security concerns while also ensuring privacy, the U.S. Government has an unalloyed interest in standardazation. Otherwise the interests of industry run head-on into law enforcement and national security interests.  (U) The most rapidly written voluntary standards in general today are standards for mainframe computers.  They take about 3 1/2 years.  Considering that there are significant product innovations every 18 months, this is too slow for the needs of the marketplace.  (U) The objectives of Federal involvement in standards setting should: -        include the needs of law enforcement and national          security in voluntary standards writing; and -        promote the competitiveness of U.S. industry through          interoperability and rapid technology adoption.  (U) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX  CLASSIFIED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 12356  TO REMAIN  XXXXXXXX XXXXXX  SECRET IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY     XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX                                                       (TS) If these issues can be resolved for Federal law enforcement agencies, the same approaches can also be used to assist state and local law enforcement agencies that encounter encryption. This would either (1) discourage criminals from using encryption because they realized that most products did not provide protection from wiretaps, or (2) encourage criminals to acquire strong encryption technology, whether commercial or home made.  (U) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX  CLASSIFIED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER 12356  TO REMAIN  XXXXXXXX XXXXXX  SECRET IN THE INTEREST OF NATIONAL SECURITY     XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX                                                       (TS) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 if by land, 2 if by sea.  Paul Revere - encryption 1775 Charles R. 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