India May Crack Blackberry Encryption
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[June 15, 2008]

India May Crack Blackberry Encryption

(TechwebNews.com Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) An Indian government official said his country may use third-party tools to crack the encryption used by Research In Motion's BlackBerrys if the company doesn't open up its network.

"If they fail to come up with any satisfactory solution, we will invoke other options. We have been approached by other companies with solutions to decrypt the data passed over the BlackBerry network," said Telecom Minister A Raja during a presentation to the country's Department of Telecommunications.



Previously, Indian security officials had pressured RIM to provide the government with a way around its encryption. The government expressed concern that because e-mails and data couldn't be intercepted, terrorists could be using BlackBerry services to coordinate terrorist attacks.

The government wanted RIM to set up servers that could be monitored by Indian security agencies or provide a "master key" to look into data and e-mails sent from the company's BlackBerry devices.



Additionally, security officials wanted RIM to lower its encryption from 256 bits to a 40-bit encryption.

RIM refused the request, saying that its data encryption is designed so that no third party, or RIM itself, can access the data being transmitted wirelessly. The company also said it's being singled out, as there are four other mobile e-mail products providing similar services that are not facing the same demands.

RIM is hoping to make inroads with Indian business customers, and its security features are a major draw. While there are only 115,000 BlackBerry users in India, the market for smartphones in India is expected to grow rapidly.

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I have followed this story from the beginning and it is amazing how much inaccurate information has been reported in India. The suggestion that some third party is going to be able to decrypt the data is laughable to anyone that understands how BlackBerry and 256 bit (private key) encryption works. Just saying it doesn't make it true. And if anyone really believes that India is going to ban everything with high encryption, I suggest they sell their Indian index funds now because all international commerce and outsourcing will dry up. Nevermind individual privacy issues, do you really think that companies inside India can afford to cripple their IT security in the way that is being described? Give me a break.
 
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6/15/2008 4:12:59 PM
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