Title: SKIPJACK Review - Interim Report - The SKIPJACK Algorithm
Authors: Ernest F. Brickell  Dorothy E. Denning  Stephen T. Kent 
David P. Maher  Walter Tuchman   File name:
pubdoccryptographyBrickell-Denning-Kent-Maher-Tuchman-SKIPJACK_Review.txt 
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Abstract: The objective of the
SKIPJACK review was to provide a mechanism whereby persons
outside the government could evaluate the strength of the
classified encryption algorithm used in the escrowed encryption
devices and publicly report their findings.  Because SKIPJACK is
but one component of a large, complex system, and because the
security of communications encrypted with SKIPJACK depends on the
security of the system as a whole, the review was extended to
encompass other components of the system.  The purpose of this
Interim Report is to report on our evaluation of the SKIPJACK
algorithm.  A later Final Report will address the broader system
issues.