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Front Matter	i-xxxii
Executive Summary	1-14	(skim)
A Road Map Through This Report	15-16	(skim)
Part I - Framing the Policy Issues	17-18	(skim)
Growing Vulnerability in the Information Age	19-50	(skim)
Cryptography: Roles, Market, and Infrastructure	51-78	(skim)
Needs for Access to Encrypted Information	79-110	(skim)
Part II - Policy Instruments	111-112	(skim)
Export Controls	113-166	(skim)
Escrowed Encryption and Related Issues	167-215	(skim)
Other Dimensions of National Cryptography Policy	216-246	(skim)
Part III - Policy Options, Findings, and Recommendations	247-248	(skim)
Policy Options for the Future	249-292	(skim)
Syntehsis, Findings, and Recommendations	293-340	(skim)
A - Contributors to the NRC Project on National Cryptographic Policy	341-352	(skim)
B - Glossary	353-363	(skim)
C - A Brief Primer on Cryptography	364-395	(skim)
D - An Overview of Electronic Surveillance: History and Current Status	396-413	(skim)
E - A Brief History of Cryptography Policy	414-420	(skim)
F - A Brief Primer on Intelligence	421-429	(skim)
G - The International Scope of Cryptography Policy	430-449	(skim)
H - Summary of Important Requirements for a Public-Key Infrastructure	450-454	(skim)
I - Industry-Specific Dimensions of Security	455-468	(skim)
J - Examples of Risks Posed by Unprotected Information	469-473	(skim)
K - Cryptographic Applications Programming Interfaces	474-476	(skim)
L - Other Looming Issues Related to Cryptography Policy	477-484	(skim)
M - Federal Information Processing Standards	485-488	(skim)
N - Laws, Regulations, and Documents Relevant to Cryptography	489-676	(skim)
Index	677-688	(skim)

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This book presents a comprehensive examination of cryptography and its evolution from a national security tool to a key compenent of the global information super-highway. It addresses the urgent need for a strong national policy on cryptography that promotes and encourages its widespread use to protect the information interests of individuals, businesses, and the nation as a whole, while respecting legitimate national needs of law enforcement and intelligence for national security and foreign policy purposes.

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