[TriLUG] Re: Skipjack?

[Tanner Lovelace]

On Sun, 2002-03-24 at 19:57, James Manning wrote:
> > Okay,let me try another question.  Does anyone here understand
> > *why* I think of the Clipper Chip when I hear the word skipjack?
> 
> It's an algorithm - i think it's hit #7 or something if you were
> to google for skipjack.
> 
> If you want the clipper connection hop down to hit #9 (iirc)
> 
> http://www.cpsr.org/program/clipper/skipjack-interim-review.html
> 
> I think the URL alone should make it obvious

Bingo!  Give that man a prize.  (Well, we don't actually have
prizes on the mailing list, but consider yourself honored? :-)

In case anyone can't follow the above, Skipjack was the main
algorithm used by the infamous clipper chip.  (Don't know
what the clipper chip is?  Look it up!)

Tanner
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