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Programme for the hearing on encryption Monday 17^th of January 2000, 13.00 -17.00

Forskningsministeriet

16. december 1999

Kontoret for IT og Samfund

J.nr. 23715

13.00 -13.20:

Opening Address

The Minister of Research and Information Technology

Ms. Birte Weiss

13.10 - 13.20:
Introduction to the hearing and today’s programme

Chairman of the IT-Security Council, professor, dr.jur. Mads Bryde Andersen

13.20-15.10:

Session 1: Which encryption products are available and how secure are they?

A panel of encryption suppliers invited by the Council presents their products with the focus on the level of security. As background for the presentations the providers are given the opportunity to submit a short written description of their products which will be circulated before the hearing.

For which users are the products designed (private or corporate users).
What is the price of the products.
Application of the products (e-mail, web, EDI etc).
The level of security offered by the products (key length etc).
How is the level of security ensured (compliance with standards for software development, key storage etc).
Does the products comply with widely accepted standards? (S/MIME, SLL, EDIINT).
How the product is distributed (is it downloadable from the Internet).

After a 5-minute presentation from each supplier a panel of questioners will question the suppliers.

The Council has invited the following suppliers to participate in this session:

Jack Nagel, Baltimore Technologies (Irland)
Peter Landrock, Cryptomathic (Denmark)
Niels Thune Højberg, IBM Denmark (Denmark/US)
Martin Lundsgård, Microsoft Denmark
Simon Corel, ID2 (Sweden)
Stefek Zaba, Hewlett Packart Bristol Lab (UK/US)
Villy Rasmussen, Network Partners/PGP (Denmark/US)
Frank Jorissen, Utimaco (Germany)
Werner Koch - GNUPG

Chairman:

Professor, dr.jur. Mads Bryde Andersen

Panel of questioners:

Kommunaldirektør Estrid Oxlund, Holstebro Kommune
Consultant Steffen Stripp, PLS Consult
Director Jan Carlsen, The Institute for IT-security
Professor Lars Ramkilde Knudsen, University in Bergen, Norway

After the first round of questions from the panel, questions will be taken from the audience.

15.10-15.30 Break

15.30-16.50.

Session 2: Should Denmark develop a national encryption product?

In the light of the first session the pros and cons of the existing encryption products on the Danish marked are expected to be identified. Furthermore it will probably be clear that the decision to provide strong encryption on the marked not only lies with the supplier but also relies on legal matters, not least the existing export regulations. These questions will be discussed in the second session.

Chairman:

Professor, dr.jur. Mads Bryde Andersen

The Council has invited the following panel members:

Kommunaldirektør Estrid Oxlund, Holstebro Kommune (IT-Security Council).
Consultant Steffen Stripp, PLS Consult (IT-Security Council).
Director Jan Carlsen, Institute for IT-security (IT-Security Council).
Director Peter Landrock, Cryptomathic (IT-Security Council).
MP Kim Behnke.
Chairman Jens Risgaard, Danish Data Association.
A representative for the Ministry of Justice.
Morten Storm Pedersen Tele Denmark Internet.

16.50 Conclusion

Professor, dr.jur. Mads Bryde Andersen