December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Basic Public key algorithms.
by droelke＠rdxsunhost.aud.alcatel.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

After doing quite a bit of poking around, I am somewhat discouraged in my attempts to find a simple *pure* public key encryption method, without a lot of other stuff wrapped around it. What I need is to encrypt between 45 and 55 bits of information using a public key algorithm in an embedded environment. Memory usage needs to be minimal (a couple of K), and CPU usage will be tradded off based on key length. Decryption speed/memory usage is not very limited (done on a workstation, not on embedded system). I could use RSA (which is well described in many sources, and has RSAREF out there), but I want to avoid the patent issue if possible. The sci.crypt FAQ mentions that there are other methods but that is about all it says. Are there any that are not patented? Are there any that someone knows of that work well in a limited memory environment? Thanks for any/all pointers. Dan ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dan Oelke Alcatel Network Systems droelke(a)aud.alcatel.com Richardson, TX

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Re: Status of Cypherpunks list sites?
by nobody＠neva.org 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Apache wrote: > > I am subscribed to toad and > cyberpass under 3 or 4 names and I find toad is by far the quickest in > turn around time to me. They can do wonderful things with people having multiple personalities these days. You ought to check it out.

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Austin Cypherpunks
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hi all, This is of real interest to Austin subscribers only... It has been over a year since the last real meeting of the Austin Cypherpunks. I am interested in getting the group back on a regular schedule and writing code and building hardware. If you share this interest then please drop me a note at ravage(a)einstein.ssz.com I have created a mailing list for the local members and if interested then send a subscribe austin-cpunks to list(a)einstein.ssz.com That is all. Jim Choate CyberTects ravage(a)einstein.ssz.com

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RE: David Downey asks to be shot
by David Downey 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: PGP 5.0
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

John Wiley Councill IV wrote: > > How secure is a message encrypted with a 4096 bit key via PGP 5.0; what > kind of processing power and resources would be required to crack such a > message? A pencil, a slide rule, and 40 trillion pieces of legal size paper.

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Re: Alex le Heux
by Alex Le Heux 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

In article <199708181919.VAA19973(a)xs2.xs4all.nl> you wrote: : Hey HEY! It's the man who nearly managed to single-handedly : derail the PGP legal export hack by playing the block rocking : beats (all vinyl) which inspired the vacationing hackers to : spill the drinks on the source books. What's a sourcecode book without a few drinks spilled on it? :) : Welcome to the list! Thanks :) : Zooko the Mysterieux : P.S. MP3 is coooool. CDNow.com needs to start selling MP3's : in return for digital cash small change! It does :) Much better than lugging all these CDs around. Or vinyl for that matter. We actually tried to get some mixing going with the BeOS MP3 player (which has pitch control), but it needs some more work before it's feasable :) Cheerio, alex -- /// I dabble in techno-house and sometimes, /// I do that badass hip-hop thang... /// But the F U N K gets me every time!

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e$: Cypherpunks Game: Terrorist Geodesic AP ZOG XXX-Teen NetFUD
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

WaJo 8-20-97: High Tech 'n' Terrorists: Clancy Signs 24-Book Deal New York - Best-selling author Tom Clancy signed a 24-paperback deal with a division of Penguin Putnam Inc. that is expected to be announced today, according to people close to the deal. Berkley Publishing Group is paying an advance of approximately $22 million according to these people. The series, set in the near future, will include six adult and 18 juvenile novels. Berkley will publish the series, "Tom Clancy's Netforce," over the next four to six years. In the books, the Internet and virtual reality have melded so that people spend most of their time on-line. The technology proves irresistible to terrorists and anticomputer zealots, who are pursued by the Netforce. The agreement comes on the heels of another deal Mr. Clancy recently made with Penguin, a unit of London media company Pearson PLC. Pearson this month announced a long-term agreement with Red Storm Entertainment Inc., a media-entertainment company founded by Mr. Clancy and Virtus Corp., an interactive-applications concern. Under that agreement, Penguin, along with other Pearson subsidiaries, will join Red Storm to market multiplayer on-line games and other multimedia products.

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Jim Belling the Bulls
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

August 20, 1997 R.I. Passes Body Fluid Felony Law PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Inmates on the East Coast refer to it as ``serving'' a prison guard, while in the West it's called ``gassing.'' Guards know it simply as being splashed or smeared with urine or feces. ``It's a badge of honor to serve an officer,'' said Richard Loud, president of the Rhode Island Brotherhood of Correctional Officers. ``When an officer gets served, the other inmates all cheer. They think it's a big joke.'' Rhode Island is among the states that have adopted laws to crack down on the activity. A bill signed July 1 by Gov. Lincoln Almond makes throwing bodily fluids or wastes a felony punishable by up to five more years behind bars and a $5,000 fine. New York adopted a similar law last year, although, unlike the one in Rhode Island, it didn't include saliva. ``I think Rhode Island probably has one of the best laws in the country,'' said Stephen Chand, director of federal affairs for the Law Enforcement Alliance of America. Rep. Gerald Solomon, R-N.Y., has sponsored federal legislation requiring that inmates be tested for the AIDS virus if their bodily fluid or waste touches a guard. Two such assaults occur a month at Rhode Island's state prison, Loud said Tuesday. Some believe the punishment is excessive. ``We think it is a harsh reaction to a non-issue,'' said Steve Brown, executive director of the state chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. ``I think in most cases this will involve spitting. Inmates shouldn't be spitting on guards, but certainly it doesn't merit a five-year prison sentence.'' The act has been taking place for years in prisons, but such bills are gaining strength because of the fear of AIDS. ``The scientific and medical evidence is abundantly clear that it is virtually impossible to get infected with the HIV virus through that sort of conduct,'' Brown said. Prisons already can punish inmates by placing them in solitary confinement or revoking other privileges, or can try them for misdemeanor assault, Brown said. But authorities have had trouble prosecuting inmates under the misdemeanor assault law, said Rep. Joseph McNamara, D-Warwick, the bill's sponsor. ``It's difficult to prove intent to do harm,'' McNamara said. However, he said, the fact that different slang terms exist for the act in various parts of the country show how much a part of prison culture it is.

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No Subject
by Paul Pomes 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>From: Brent Heustess <heustess(a)mail.utexas.edu> > > This is a really spooky web site <http://www.publiclink.com>. You can >search 17 million Texas drivers by name, driver's license number or >license plate number. When you find a person, you can then find everyone >at that address with a license. You can even find everyone with the same >9-digit zip code. The record does not have a GIF of the photo, but it >has everything else on the license. The URL has changed to <http://www.PublicData.Com/> and requires a valid TX DL that is verified against the database. Anyone care to post a few for anonymous re-use? /pbp

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Encrypted talk
by Jason Burrell 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Does there happen to be a talk program out there that will allow more than two people to talk at once, and allow them to speak securely with strong cryptography, and will actually compile under Linux? Thanks.

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