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Reassessing the crypto debate

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This month we summarize the main issues relating to the increasing use of cryptography in the world—for example, in enhancing confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity in computers and communications. Earlier columns have considered some related topics [1].

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          cover image Communications of the ACM
          Communications of the ACM  Volume 38, Issue 3
          March 1995
          96 pages
          ISSN:0001-0782
          EISSN:1557-7317
          DOI:10.1145/203330
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