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Governments all around the world hate encryption. Unless they are being incredibly cunning by pretending they can\u2019t break strong encryption when they can, this seems to be because crypto really does keep messages and data safe from prying governmental eyes. Banning strong encryption is clearly a non-starter \u2013 even the most clueless politician knows by now that e-commerce would collapse without it. As a result, the favorite approach has been the backdoor \u2013 that magical weakness that somehow is only available to those operating lawfully, and not criminals or hostile governments. That\u2019s despite the fact that every top security expert has explained that it is simply not possible to add backdoors to encryption while retaining the protection it is meant to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It finally seems that the message is getting through \u2013 in the European Union, at least. Announcing a range of new measures to boost security in the EU, the Commissioner responsible for this area, Julian King, is reported by Politico.eu<\/a> as saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are not in favor of so-called backdoors \u2013 that is, systemic vulnerabilities \u2026 What we\u2019re trying to do today is move beyond the sometimes sterile debate of backdoors [versus] no backdoors\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s confirmed by a comment in the latest EU report on \u201cbuilding an effective and genuine Security Union\u201d, where we read: \u201cthe Commission is proposing a range of measures to support Member State authorities, without prohibiting, limiting or weakening encryption.\u201d Instead, King said<\/a> that the European Commission would be offering EU law enforcement and judicial authorities \u201ca set of techniques, technical support and financial support\u201d to help them obtain information from encrypted sources. A fact sheet<\/a> provides a few more details. The EU would be providing support to Europol, the European police organization, \u201cto further develop its decryption capability.\u201d It\u2019s not clear what exactly that capability might be. Since it seems unlikely that it is a general ability to decrypt the strongest crypto in use today, it\u2019s more likely to be techniques to access physical devices such as smartphones, perhaps with the help of manufacturers. The most interesting aspect of the latest measures is a plan \u201cto create a toolbox for legal and technical instruments\u201d. According to Politico.eu:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe proposed \u2018toolbox for legal and technical instruments\u2019 is inspired by recent publications that outline different ways intelligence agencies and law enforcement can get around encryption.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Those \u201crecent publications\u201d include one this blog has mentioned<\/a> previously: \u201cEncryption Workarounds<\/a>\u201c, by Bruce Schneier and Orin Kerr. As they point out, even with the strongest encryption in place, there are several alternatives methods for obtaining the information in question. Assuming the European Commission really has understood that fact, it represents a major advance over the \u201csterile debate\u201d that King mentioned. Another recent EU document seems to confirm the approach. It says: \u201cthere is a need for familiarity with the present state of the art in encryption technology and to study weaknesses in algorithms and implementations, including in order to take advantage of possible errors\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although the latest announcements by the EU are welcome, it doesn\u2019t mean the backdooring crypto movement is dead in Europe. Some national governments \u2013 notably the UK authorities, which have consistently been some of the worst offenders when it comes to unbridled and illegal surveillance \u2013 are still keen to gain easy access to end-to-end encrypted messages. However, on the same day as Julian King\u2019s speech signaling that the European Commission would no longer by pushing for backdoors, further support for dropping the idea came from a different part of the EU\u2019s political machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the European Parliament\u2019s important bodies, the LIBE Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice, and Home Affairs, has just voted on privacy legislation that is currently working its way through the EU legislative process. As Privacy News Online reported<\/a> back in June, the LIBE committee had previously proposed important amendments to the basic text of a new ePrivacy law, which now also includes the following (un<\/del>official version):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn order to safeguard the security and integrity of networks and services, the use of end-to-end encryption should be promoted and, where necessary, be mandatory in accordance with the principles of security and privacy by design. Member States should not impose any obligation on encryption providers, on providers of electronic communications services or on any other organisations (at any level of the supply chain) that would result in the weakening of the security of their networks and services, such as the creation or facilitation of \u2018backdoors\u2019.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It was widely feared that protection against backdoors would be dropped in the committee\u2019s vote, but instead it was passed. However, that is not the end of the story. A full vote of the European Parliament could change the text, by removing or watering down sections. Even if that doesn\u2019t happen, before it can become law other parts of the EU\u2019s legislative machinery will still need to accept the text as agreed by the European Parliament. That means that there are opportunities for good ideas to be dropped, and bad ideas to be slipped in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That said, taking together the two events \u2013 new security measures from the Commission and the LIBE committee vote \u2013 show that things are finally moving on the backdoor issue. They indicate that even hardened opponents of end-to-end encryption are coming around to the idea that breaking security is not the way to go, and that it is possible for law enforcement to apply other tools and methods in order to obtain the information they need to keep the public safe. Assuming that shift is maintained, the hope has to be that other jurisdictions \u2013 notably the US \u2013 will take note and follow suit in due course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured image by European Union<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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