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In June 2016 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and
Medicine convened the Workshop on Encryption and Mechanisms for
Authorized Government Access to Plaintext. Participants at this
workshop discussed potential encryption strategies that would
enable access to plaintext information by law enforcement or
national security agencies with appropriate authority. Although the
focus of the workshop was on technical issues, there was some
consideration of the broader policy context, and discussion about
the topics of encryption and authorized exceptional analysis
frequently addressed open policy questions as well as technical
issues. This publication summarizes the presentations and
discussions from the workshop. Table of Contents Front Matter 1
Overview 2 Welcome and Opening Remarks 3 Session 1. The Current
Encryption Landscape 4 Session 2. Use Cases and the Feasibility of
Segmenting Encryption Policies 5 Session 3. Security Risks of
Architectures for Enabling Government Access to Plaintext 6 Session
4. Technical and Policy Mitigations for Inaccessible Plaintext 7
Wrap-Up Session Appendix A: Workshop Statement of Task Appendix B:
Workshop Agenda Appendix C: Biographical Sketches of Workshop
Planning Committee and Staff Appendix D: Biographical Sketches of
Invited Workshop Participants Appendix E: Acronyms and
Abbreviations
Methane hydrate is a natural form of clathrate - a chemical
substance in which one molecule forms a lattice around a "guest"
molecule with chemical bonding. In this clathrate, the guest
molecule is methane and the lattice is formed by water to form an
ice-like solid. Methane hydrate has become the focus of
international attention because of the vast potential for human use
worldwide. If methane can be produced from hydrate, a reasonable
assumption given that there are no obvious technical or engineering
roadblocks to commercial production, the nation's natural gas
energy supply could be extended for many years to come. This report
reviews the Department of Energy's (DOE) Methane Hydrate Research
and Development Program, the project selection process, and
projects funded to date. It makes recommendations on how the DOE
program could be improved. Key recommendations include focusing DOE
program emphasis and research in 7 priority areas; incorporating
greater scientific oversight in the selection, initiation,
monitoring, and assessment of major projects funded by the DOE;
strengthening DOE's contribution to education and training through
funding of fellowships, and providing project applicants with a set
of instructions and guidelines outlining requirements for timely
and full disclosure of project results and consequences of
noncompliance. Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1
Introduction 2 Why Study Gas Hydrate? 3 A Review of Methane Hydrate
Research and Development Projects to Date 4 Directions for Program
Emphasis, Research, and Resource Development 5 Scientific Oversight
of the DOE Methane Hydrate R&D Program 6 Summary of Findings
and Recommendations References Appendix A: Committee and Staff
Biographies Appendix B: Methane Hydrate Research and Development
Act of 2000 Appendix C: Speakers and Presentation Titles from
Meetings of the NRC Committee to Review the Activities Authorized
Under the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000
Appendix D: Committee Summary and Observations of the DOE
Conference/JIP Workshop Held September 30 to October 1, 2003 in
Westminster, Colorado Appendix E: Acronyms Appendix F: Project
Summaries Appendix G: Projects Funded by DOE Under the Methane
Hydrate Research and Development Program Appendix H: Letters from
the Methane Hydrate Advisory Committee (2001 and 2002) to DOE
Secretary Spencer Abraham Appendix I: Membership of the Interagency
Coordinating Committee and the Technical Coordinating Team Color
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