It has been argued that one of the purposes of strong cryptography is to force adversaries to resort to less covert attacks.
If this can be done, strong cryptography will become impossible to suppress.
Now, perhaps before the millennium, strong cryptography could find its way to every telephone, computer and fax machine - if users wanted it.
The Administration remains committed to limiting the spread of strong cryptography unless there's a back door.
A cypherpunk is an activist advocating widespread use of strong cryptography as a route to social and political change.
Should strong cryptography be widely used or strictly limited?
Mr. Zimmermann contends that the nation is better off with strong cryptography.
In 1993 his publisher, the Austin Code Works was investigated as to the export of strong cryptography.
Instead of trying to prohibit strong cryptography, governments should encourage its use.
The thinking was that if strong cryptography was freely available on the internet as an alternative, the government would be unable to stop its use.