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And replace DES by an alternative encryptionalgorithm that was developed by the NSA and contained abackdoor.➤ More information In the mid-1990s, Philips was involved in a project to make theMobile Data Terminals (MDTs) of the Dutch Police more secure,by developing a special PCMCIA card for them.The system was implemented with the Eindhoven Police Forceand successfully stopped criminals from eavesdropping on theirradio traffic.➤ More information V-Kaart (or: V-Card) was a data protection system for personal computersand networks, developed for the Dutch Government. It was implemented asa PCMCIA card and was suitable for information up to TOP SECRET (Stg. Geheim).It was the last major project before Philips Crypto closed its doors in 2003.V-Kaart later becameFort Fox File Encryptor (FFFE).➤ More information The cryptographic activities of Philips Usfastarted in 1956, when theybuilt the first electronic One-Time Tape (OTT)cipher machine, that wasdeveloped by the PTT (Dutch Post Office). The overview below, lists themost important milestones in the history of Philips Crypto, from thebeginning in 1956 to their most successful period in 1982.Unfortunately, we have no information about the period 1982-2003at present. Philips' involvement with cryptographic equipment started in 1956when they were contracted to build the first generationvalve-based OTTcipher machines, developed by the PTT (Dutch Post Office).It was the ECOLEX I, of whichonly 25 units were ever built. At the same time (1956), the PTT had developed a Random NumberGenerator (RNG) for the production of key tapes for the ECOLEX I.The valve-based machine was called EROLET andwas also produced by Philips.Only 10 EROLET machines were built. A few years later, in 1960, the PTT developed of the first transistor-basedversion of the ECOLEX I, called the ECOLEX II.The machine is also built by Philips and between 1960 and 1963approx. 120 of these ECOLEX II units are built. In 1959, development is started of the first all-Philips cipher machine:the ECOLEX IV.It is the first OTT machine (mixer) with built-insynchronization and is a great success.Over 900 units are sold to the Dutch Army and to NATO. TROL was developed between 1960 and 1962.The intention was to replacethe OTT key tape by a Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG).TROL stands for
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