December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Blind signature/Chaum cash info
by Mike Ingle 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Where's a good ftp site for papers on blind signature methods (RSA-compatible) and Chaum-type digicash? Is there an online digicash with strong anonymity? Where to ftp info on it? Are the patentholders of LUC and other public-key systems any more reasonable about noncommercial use than RSA? Interesting to note that RSA let the writers of HPACK modify RSAREF to use MDC encryption, even though HPACK uses PGP keys as well as RIPEM. Seems Bidzos is just vindictive, not to mention scared to death, by PGP. After all, his lousy company exists because of one patent which is on shaky legal ground, other algorithm patents having been shot down. So far, they've managed to keep their licensing fees below the cost to sue them and avoid a lawsuit by blustering. PGP was a challenge they didn't know how to respond to, especially since suing a privacy activist for a nonprofit political statement is not exactly a good test case for a patent. What damages could they claim? --- MikeIngle(a)delphi.com

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Will I be on a wanted poster?
by Mike Ingle 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>drive encrypt it (SecDrv uses the IDEA cipher for data and RSA *** No, it does not use RSA! Don't spread this rumor, ^^^ *** I don't need Bidzos on my ass. It uses MD5, which is *** allowed for non-commercial use. >for your pass phrase just like PGP) and access the encrypted >drive from a TSR in your C drive. >In my opinion, this is the best example yet since PGP of >"cypherpunks writing code" because of the implications that >this program has on privacy. (I'm using it to keep a personal >space for my tax records, private correspondence, PGP dir, etc.), >but Mike's suggestion for encrypting an entire BBS itself >is a good point. What if *every* sysop encrypted their BBS >with Secure Drive? No more Steve Jackson Games cases. I hope this happens. Computer theft and unreasonable seizure is a real problem. >It is also available on soda.berkeley.edu I'm sure although I >haven't looked there myself. Nope, at least I didn't put it there. Export problems. Not like Buttafuoco, I hope. Remember, he's in the cooler or soon will be. --- MikeIngle(a)delphi.com There's no government like *no* government.

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Retransmission in clear
by nobody＠shell.portal.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.3a mQCNAiz/ZcgAAAEEALrXxRyAPE8zxrvRxtYXvyXTdKDVSRMEky1Tb9gpx2Mnrkqw 5P8F3CoZv2FSPDiIvU3g+yMDbBT1sgOOKR8wja/HhrDwY+R/ckvZcGNKSrDtXgGN dheuOQsTxJUxAbVUN1DB87kC3sYyNGpD6bKUFm3vYJ+imoOP4ZPh+qb/+7ENAAUR tCJIb2JlciBNYWxsb3csIFRyYWRlciB0byBDeWJlcnNwYWNl =paYE -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Let's make a deal, "CypherPunk Criminal"... Actually, let's 'construct' a deal. I'd like to hear your ideas for lucrative exchanges made possible by this sort of anonymity. I am particularly interested in markets which have some amount of public sympathy, but may be embarassing or illegal for some participants. Nothing drastic to start with, but it could be interesting... Hober Mallow, Trader to Cyberspace - -- To reach me, e-mail "To: catalyst(a)netcom.com" and include the following lines ("::" through "END PGP MESSAGE", inclusive) as the FIRST lines in your response. This will route it through a series of remailers using nested, encrypted forwarding. You would be wise to protect your own identity in like manner. - ------cut here------------cut here------------cut here------ :: Encrypted: PGP - -----BEGIN PGP MESSAGE----- Version: 2.3a hIwCm8e572PA6kkBA/0ZmtwxW2iMg6UOEKa2j62cLo6NzJPbeHPVlcGfIpllvjcM QZwtEWm8WdCPWGYIkD5AQ/93OG66GEk44CjaMub/y40qG9EzCgWRHalN7z7DUD44 uNrEew7+JX5ISNKJPzqa4MSGmtIzI3txWW23FX0OSk5HtP5/sAKpytxRk4htDaYA AAFVffi7A1ToIn0fIwvYjt0yIDFMrw1QNtOGmrYpDrVMxxHtCzVoRkrWxA4fZhr6 Jv/vXhbX5q1JXEcLgLuDj+AKA9106o/S1MjurCdN8KLGBiTANEgbXv1grF8Sd9hQ eKbMc/JoShRw9M+BqveFTPRRkoB4M8LRTNNDAQrdHULvRiIuMwawi0txxWqOz868 Mg4+TWqJlteXBj0EP2h4DtKmwHWaK0rEQjfeyIVgMcb8lBa92/NUb66cP7ciKYZ6 ITuYxFwDirtc3CrixwcdBwlNsE/QELyOMFdr/40+XcIfS7aQwcHDNIvOCgc6cLDd OJjJPE8ajdOcoNI2yf6Vp9cCLl1lT711Yu3HT8dwH/cAdWxE6Yz3jW+hRfSkgCeX fs3CHTaXzX8gQmrXd2lG5vGgf/ymZ/JMJRdKdV9/fKPW0ZQVrbkwNszEbQgSvvw+ Ep85L6Ft2ss= =rEKi - -----END PGP MESSAGE----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.3a iQCVAgUBLP95OJPh+qb/+7ENAQHiKAQAkW/4QfWeIg1hhOA/BzS2hM/gitJYCdeF GqF0RMf8Bg5uDjmk3goIhIb5LT2ycAGGmPJpI3Mm295G1KSZcy2MTBhfTbo0IkvY UFhuM6p+NtF+O9wy+3LntCE8DFdVhTYzjzpQb3ilQJ1agtIgv87b37KzkvMCj7pg Q+Yj9ZGIHRE= =noLd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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FORGED POSTING
by an4914＠anon.penet.fi 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- The following message gave an error when I checked its signature! Chalk up another reason we should all be using the ASCII Armor option... Could someone check *my* sig and see if it's working? >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >I'm sure I'm missing something obvious here, but why are all >these keyservers being forced to shut down? The possession of >PGP *keys* should be perfectly legal, no? Or is the logic the >same as that used to close down drug paraphernalia shops: if >people are buying bongs, they must be smoking pot, and so we >can't allow it? > >And exactly what grounds does PKP have for suing? Is it because >the servers themselves are using PGP, rather than just storing >keys? What if a server is using a legal (ViaCrypt) copy of PGP? >(Problem: this argument can only be used for DOS boxes currently.) > > --Dave. > > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: 2.2 > >iQCVAgUBLP+fvsfNklulBrsJAQGTCQP8DFF77E7zpB6nOzAwcLNbEgezVjt/yQTg >DEtdmeY+hO9rcOUJoXwWMPbai2EhBHiyriAMYD5kcHrsbdiS99PW5A5kh4htaFDr >Zrrkmn7KK0LXNL0fo2aJZVLKpiy9FxcJPmQvasTqe6EVltxbi4coTNR1wUoD5FE8 >0sGj9AsGr+s= >=2tQH >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.3a iQCVAgUBLP+tJOyu9liBvjrdAQFClAQAsWulTDSCG6bE8tAa7YqcMpUvITEesB84 tRzNWHGcBxLRlsteaTj0V/n+N7Bs/jf0MhspPPdO/IpIuDa2IpEi43FLYFaCuBSa dnq6Sgn588kPvk0ATwpkGAapViIZBlA2c0TlSsQHgaH5tVd5RRqyZSrq1miEyBFH b0FhJ05hr7k= =7hn1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help(a)anon.penet.fi. Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin(a)anon.penet.fi.

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Cypherpunks Wired Photographer
by L. Detweiler 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I was talking to K.Kelly of Wired and rather surprisingly he can't remember the name of the photographer who shot the Cypherpunks pictures (e.g. the same one used in NYT). Does anyone know who this person is? Please send me email. tx.

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Re: Applied Crypto can be a menace to you anonymity?
by an53004＠anon.penet.fi 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On Dec 3, 14:04, Timothy C. May wrote: > But did you hear that the NSA has installed trap-doors in Schneier's C > code to do the same thing? I heard this the same place I heard that > Paul Zimmermann is actually an agent of the Mossad and the > International Trilateralist Cabal. Actually, they installed a viral implant in Paul Zimmerman's brain. He doesn't think that he's working for them, but he is. Ha, he thinks that he's a free man, but really he has these lapses and sabotages his own code and reputation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To find out more about the anon service, send mail to help(a)anon.penet.fi. Due to the double-blind, any mail replies to this message will be anonymized, and an anonymous id will be allocated automatically. You have been warned. Please report any problems, inappropriate use etc. to admin(a)anon.penet.fi.

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Re: FORGED POSTING
by Mike Ingle 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

"an4914(a)anon.penet.fi" wrote: The following message gave an error when I checked its signature! > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: 2.2 > The clearsig in 2.2 doesn't work right. This has been fixed in 2.3a, so your sig should be ok.

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Re: ID hacking Pointer
by Black Unicorn 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> Anyone know if LD is on the fringeware list? > <- > > he is now. > Oh god. Time to warn Jon and Paco. Sigh. -- ---------------- /\ Douglas Barnes cman(a)illuminati.io.com / \ Chief Wizard (512) 447-8950 (d), 447-7866 (v) / () \ Illuminati Online metaverse.io.com 7777 /______\ +++ Er, Actually my (apparently not so) humorous comment was intended to reflect the fact that by asking if LD was on the fringeware list, you have summoned him to the fringeware list. Speak not his name less thy summon him. Sorry for the confusion and the associated bandwidth. :( -uni- (Dark)

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Law student on cypherpunks list....
by Black Unicorn 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I guess I'm just THE bandwidth waster this morning. Sorry guys. A law student lurker had sent me mail asking for advice. Whoever you are, I lost your message. Entirely my fault. I meant to get back to you... sorry. Resend? -uni- (Dark)

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Cryptoanarchist Alert
by L. Detweiler 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I would appreciate that whoever at Sun is goofing around would cut it out. ===cut=here===

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