--CELKO-- wrote:
>
> In the old days, it was simple. We had the FIPS-127 Conformance test
> suite. If your product could pass that suite of tests correctly, you
> got a certificate from NIST and your could bid for Federal Contracts.
> Unfortunately, Bill Clinton dropped this program for a few campaign
> donations.
That's a most interesting piece of information. Are there references
to substantiate it? Like a write-up anywhere in the Web, or a trade
press article or whatever?
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