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EES: Escrowed Encryption Standard

The Escrowed Encryption Standard (EES) is a standard for encrypted communications approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce in 1994. It is better known by the name of Clipper chip. The significant feature of EES is its so-called key escrow method of enabling eavesdropping by authorized government agencies under certain circumstances.

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EES: Escrowed Encryption Standard