December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Speed of Curve Encrypt (Macintosh IDEA file encryption)
by Richard Johnson 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- How fast is Curve Encrypt 1.1? Here are times to encrypt and DOD Wipe a 685,557 byte file on various Macintoshes (System 7.1, booted with extensions off). Disk speed is the driver for wiping encrypted files, of course. A fast non-fragmented disk can also shave a percent or two off of encryption times (I used the fastest disk on each Mac for my tests). Otherwise, the faster your CPU, the better. Native code on PowerMacs really blazes, even on my crude development port to PowerPC. Version 1.2 of Curve Encrypt will be buildable for PowerMacs (at least using the Metrowerks compiler). Be patient, for it is coming soon to an export-controlled, Free-World-prohibited ftp site near you. Rich Machine & Disk Compiler Times (Averages over 5 encrypt operations) ------------ ------ Encrypt or Decrypt Encrypt & DOD Wipe PowerMac 8100/80 ---------------- ---------------- Quantum LPS270S Metrowerks 68k 17 23 Think C 7 (&5) 16 22 Metrowerks PPC 5 11 PowerMac 7100/66 Quantum LPS270S Metrowerks 68k 22 29 Think C 7 (&5) 20 27 Metrowerks PPC 6 13 Quadra 840AV Seagate ST11200N Metrowerks 68k 11 17 Think C 7 (&5) 10 16 Quadra 950 Seagate ST11200N Metrowerks 68k 12 18 Think C 7 (&5) 11 17 Quadra 700 Seagate ST11200N Metrowerks 68k 12 17 Think C 7 (&5) 13 18 IIfx Hitachi DK515C Metrowerks 68k 20 27 Think C 7 (&5) 21 28 Original (Think C 5) executable size: 63,454 bytes Think C 7 executable size: 63,378 bytes Metrowerks 68K executable size: 70,600 bytes Metrowerks PPC executable size: 86,978 bytes Compiler notes: The Think C 7.0.3 was upgraded from version 6 via the patches on umich and sumex-aim archives. (I'm still pissed about Symantec's $100-too-high pricing on an "upgrade" to a broken product, and won't buy a completely new copy again like I stupidly did for version 6. In fact, the only thing that keeps me using Symantec stuff at all is CMaster 2.0, from Jersey Scientific. Ahem, sorry about the rant. But get CMaster. :-) The Think C 5.0.4 was my last stable version of THINK C. The Metrowerks 68k was 1.0.1, from the CW 3.5 release The Metrowerks PPC was 1.0.1, from the CW 3.5 release -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.3a-sterno-bait iQCVAgUBLklbZ/obez3wRbTBAQGG1gQAgdrFsSJUXMbfLKdQD71Jf53JwstruOiu GFvhgDMoV09nKulKBx0UqGujNerP6p4P9mlW8vm4VA0XGIs8Ti/+gWO3oiZKLJ/O m8uVUCc5/bQcn70P5SMLNePn2piq2xTXNSgUNT+xM8u83861osuojU3hvT8OIuUW 9ObvoF2OF+w= =+Zd5 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Privacy International Conference: Sept 9 - The Hague
by David Banisar 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT ---------------------------- TECHNOLOGIES OF SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGIES OF PROTECTION -------------------------- Sponsored by Privacy International The University of Eindhoven The Electronic Privacy Information Center Friday,September 9, 1994 Nieuws Poort International Press Centre The Hague, The Netherlands The conference will bring together experts in law, privacy, human rights, telecommunications and technology to discuss new technological developments that affect personal privacy. The sessions will be interactive, starting with introductions to the subjects by leading experts, followed by questions and discussion led by the moderators. 8:45 Introduction Simon Davies, Chairman, Privacy International 9:00 Information Infrastructures Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center (US) Stephanie Perrin, Industry Canada 10:00 Euopean Government Information Sharing Networks Jos Dumatier, professor of law and director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Law and Information Technology (ICRI) at K.U.Leuven 11:00 Cryptography Policy David Banisar, Electronic Privacy Information Center Jan Smiths, University of Eindhoven 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Smart Cards and Anonymous Digital Transactions David Chaum, Digicash 2:00 Wrap up --------------------------------------------------------------------- Registration Fees [] Standard - 220 guilders ($120 US) [] Non-profit organisations/Educational - 75 guilders ($40 US) Information Name: ____________________________________________________________ Organization: ______________________________________________________ Address:_____________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Phone/Fax:___________________________________________________________ Electronic Mail: ____________________________________________________ Send registration to: Privacy International Washington Office Attn: Conference Registration 666 Pennsylvania Ave, SE, Suite 301 Washington, DC 20003 Make Check/Money Order in US Dollars out to Privacy International Space is limited, please contact us immediately if you wish to attend! For more information, contact: David Banisar 1+202-544-9240(voice) 1+202-547-5482(fax) banisar(a)epic.org (email) -- David Banisar (tc(a)EPIC.org) Electronic Privacy Information Center 666 Penn. Ave, SE Suite 301 Washington, DC 20003 202-544-9240 (v) 202-547-5482 (f)

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FWD: Cellular spoof? Not!
by Nikolaos Daniel Willmore 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

clari.news.drugs (moderated) #575 [1] Comment: Subject mapped from all upper case From: C-reuters(a)clarinet.com (Reuters) Newsgroups: clari.local.florida,clari.news.drugs Distribution: clari.reuters [1] Phone Calls Lead to Cocaine Smugglers Copyright: 1994 by Reuters, R Date: Wed Aug 10 21:30:05 EDT 1994 Lines: 18 TAMPA, Fla (Reuter) - Authorities seized more than a ton of cocaine and arrested 11 people Wednesday, using information gleaned from the smugglers' cellular phone calls, a sheriff's spokesman said. The smugglers had tampered with the cellular phones to make it appear as if the calls were made from other telephone numbers. But U.S. Customs agents and local deputies eavesdropped on the conversations, using sophisticated technology to trace the calls to their true sources, said Jack Espinosa, spokesman for the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The investigators learned the cocaine was being sent from Panama to Miami in a shipping container with false walls, then tracked the shipment to Tampa. They arrested 10 people in Tampa and one in Miami on racketeering and cocaine trafficking charges and seized the cocaine. It weighed in at 2,205 pounds, and is worth about $95

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(Fwd) Computer Privacy Debate Coming To ZiffNet 08/11/94
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarding mail by: newsbytes(a)clarinet.com (NB-WAS) on 11 Aug 94 ------------------- BOSTON, MASS., U.S.A., 1994 AUG 11 (NB) -- ZiffNet, the online service of Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., will host a week-long debate on computer private issues, beginning August 15. Ziff spokeswoman Lisa Landa told Newsbytes the panelists will include: James Fallows, Washington editor of the Atlantic Monthly; Jim Bidzos of the encryption firm RSA; Doug Miller of the Software Publishers Association; and Rebecca Gould of the Business Software Alliance. Sam Whitmore, editorial director of PC Week, will host the event. Much of the electronic discussion will be about encryption, given the attention this subject has been getting. There is also likely to be a discussion of the Clinton administration electronic wiretap bill and the links between encryption, privacy and the information highway. "For the successful implementation of a global information infrastructure, these issues will need to be debated and, ultimately, resolved," said BSA's Gould. (Kennedy Maize/19940811/Contact: Lisa Landa, Ziffnet, tel 617-252-5211; Kim Willard, BSA, tel 202-872-5500)

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Re: future existence of free remailers?
by jito＠netcom.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 5:59 PM 8/10/94 -0700, Timothy C. May wrote: >Joichi-san writes: > >> Please excuse me if this has already been discussed... but... What about >> the trend of busting the sysops of bbs'? The recent Fidonet bust in Italy >> seems to support this trend. It sounds to me like any remailers remailing >> illegal stuff may get caught in the dragnet. >> >> No? > >With nested encryption through the Labyrinth (first the Net, then the >Web, now the Labyrinth?), only the last remailer who remails to a site >that is under observation or is a sting site (common in Memphis) is >vulnerable. > >And even that last remailer may be able to claim ignorance (and win in >court) if he can show that what he mailed was unreadable to him, i.e., >encrypted to the recipient. (This is another reason I favor a goal of >"everyone a remailer.") > >With canonical remailers, and no logging, earlier remailers should be >safe. Interesting. So if the carrier is ignorant, they're off the hook? >By the way, welcome Joichi (your first post to the list, that I can >recall). Thanks for the welcome. I've been lurking, but hadn't had the opportunity to make any comments before, and it looks like this point wasn't much of a point anyway. :-) back to lurk mode. - Joi -- true name: <Joichi Ito> closest email address: <jito(a)netcom.com> closest fax number: <+81-3-5454-7218> current physical location: <Tokyo> travel path: <Portola Valley.8/7!NRT.8/30!Austria.9/19 NRT.9/27!SFO.10/1!NRT.10/18> mosaic home page: http://www.eccosys.com/ -- finger jito(a)netcom.com for PGP Public Key, RIPEM Public Key -- Things are more like they used to be than they are now.

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Re: e$
by frissell＠panix.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 05:25 PM 8/10/94 -0400, Rick Busdiecker wrote: >I believe that the reporting requirement has been at $3000 for a >number of years. All businesses in the US have to report cash transactions of more than $10K. They have to keep records (but not report) on cash transactions of $3K or more. While the cash import/export rules require reporting only of "currency or monetary instruments" as I defined them in my last message, the domestic reports of cash transactions now include (in addition to currency and monetary instruments) the requirement to report $10K transactions involving cashier's checks, money orders and other instruments that can be purchased anonymously and are not connected with a specific bank account. This is a significant expansion of the definition of "cash". It may spread to the import/export realm later. DCF "There's no such thing as luck only adequate or inadequate preparation to cope with the statistical universe."

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Schneier apperance update
by Brian D Williams 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Sorry to post this twice, but they forgot to put the time.... MEETING NOTICE ============== UniForum Chicago holds its monthly general meeting on Tuesday, August 16, 1994 at the College of DuPage and everyone is welcome. This month's speaker is Bruce Schneier, author of APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY, (B. Schneier, Wiley Inc., 1993). Quoting the back cover of Bruce's book: "The explosive growth of public and private computer networks has resulted in a tremendous increase in the colume of sensitive and valuable data that is routinely stored and transmitted digitally. >From computer messages speeding through global networks to vast sums of money transferred electronically, the greatest challenge in this new digital world is keeping this formation out of the hands of unauthorized users who prey on vulnerable computer systems. "In APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY, data security expert Bruce Schneier details how programmers can use cryptography--the technique of enciphering and deciphering messages--to maintain the privacy of computer data. Covering the latest developments in practical cryptographic techniques, the book shows programmers who design computer applications, networks, and storage systems how security can be built into the computer software and systems we use every day. The meeting will be held at: College of DuPage Building M, Room 150 22nd & Lambert Glen Ellyn, IL 60137 MEETING TIME 7pm CST Take 355 to Butterfield Rd. Butterfield West to Lambert Rd. Lambert Rd. North to 22nd St. West on 22nd Street to Lot 10 entrance South into Lot 10 Park in Lot 10 and walk to Building M Meeting Room is 150 For further information, call Mike Potter at 708 960-0133 x15.

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ANNOUNCE: SEA talk
by Simona Nass 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Simona Nass of SEA asked me to send this out. Eric ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Society for Electronic Access (SEA), a New York metro area cyberspace civil liberties and access activism group, presents: ERIC HUGHES Cypherpunks founder, mathematician, and cryptographer speaking on Cryptography, Anonymity and Financial Transactions Topics will include digital cash, as well updates of protocols Eric has been working on and recent developments in the field. When: Tuesday, August 16, 1994, at 6:30 pm Where: 49 Chambers St. (between Centre and Broadway in Manhattan) Room 610 This event is open to the public. No prior reservation is necessary to attend, but seating is limited. Admission is free, though a $2 donation is requested. For automated information on the Society for Electronic Access, send a blank message to sea-info(a)sea.org.

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Digest Version of Cypherpunks List
by Robert A. Hayden 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

BY POPULAR DEMAND After consulting and working with Eric, I've made a digested version of the cypherpunks mailing list available to the public. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- What it is The cypherpunks-digest is a digested version of the mailing list cypherpunks(a)toad.com. The contents of the mail from cypherpunks-digest is IDENTICAL to the contents on the standard cypherpunks mailing list except that they are delivered in a single message of several postings instead of one at a time; the digested version is presented to allow lurkers and infrequent readers the chance to have fewer messages in their mailbox. In addition, the list is being archived and back issues along with detailed, by-subject indexes are available via a mail-based automated file server. To subscribe to this version of cypherpunks, you need to send a message to majordomo(a)vorlon.mankato.msus.edu containing the line: subscribe cypherpunks-digest Once you are subscribed to the digested version, you will probably want to unsubscribe to the individual-message list by sending a message to majordomo(a)toad.com containing the line: unsubscribe cypherpunks In addition, starting today, postings to cypherpunks with be archived, indexed and available through the following methods: A) send the majordomo(a)vorlon.mankato.msus.edu address the command 'index cypherpunks-digest'. In return, you will get a directory listing of all the available file. There are two important files in addition to the digest archives. CONTENTS This file contains a listing of the subjects within each individual digest. It is sorted by digest number TOPICS This file will list the subjects that are available in the entire archive, and tell you which digests those subjects appeared in. B) Once you have determined which messages you want to get, you send the majordomo address the command 'get cypherpunks-digest filename'. In return, you will get those requested files delivered to you via email. If you are getting multiple files, put each 'get' command on a seperate line. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you have any questions, please let me know. ____ Robert A. Hayden <=> hayden(a)vorlon.mankato.msus.edu \ /__ -=-=-=-=- <=> -=-=-=-=- \/ / Finger for Geek Code Info <=> I do not necessarily speak for the \/ Finger for PGP Public Key <=> City of Mankato or anyone else, dammit -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- (GEEK CODE 2.1) GJ/CM d- H-- s-:++>s-:+ g+ p? au+ a- w++ v* C++(++++) UL++++$ P+>++ L++$ 3- E---- N+++ K+++ W M+ V-- -po+(---)>$ Y++ t+ 5+++ j R+++$ G- tv+ b+ D+ B--- e+>++(*) u** h* f r-->+++ !n y++**

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NSA humor
by merriman＠metronet.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Saw this on alt.security - figured it was too good not to share: In article <32d8gb$bml(a)ingate.adc.com> olsonm(a)ws3902.adc.com (Mark Olson) writes: >From: olsonm(a)ws3902.adc.com (Mark Olson) >Subject: Re: NSA >Date: 11 Aug 1994 13:19:07 GMT >daemon9(a)netcom.com wrote: >: Does anyone know a *valid* number where I can reach the NSA? >: All my numbers are now invalid.... >No number needed! Just pick up your mouse and talk into >the hole in the bottom. Say: "Hello, NSA? I'd like to >speak to the Director, please." Dave Merriman

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