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		darkarmani on Oct 3, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Lavabit founder Ladar Levison's promised big annou... > MR. TRUMP: That's one and the same, Your Honor. Just so the record is clear. We understand from Mr. Levison that the encryption keys were purchased commercially. They're not somehow custom crafted by Mr. Levison. He buys them from a vendor and then they're installed . Wrong. You pay to have your public key signed by a commercial entity. The private key was generated by Mr. Levison.

pilom on Oct 3, 2013 [–]

Later on the government submits an "Appendix B" which actually gets it right. The lawyers for both sides made technical mistakes while in court.

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