December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: Milgram & Authority (+Ethics)
by Phil G. Fraering 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>Just out of sheer, perverse curiousity, if you're located in Wyoming, >why in the world is your email address on a host located in Santa Cruz >County, California? Because that's where his host is, Lefty! Before deciding to see about getting a local access node here, my best bet for private internet access was going to be Portal out in California, and I would have gotten about 30 hrs. access a month (off-peak) for fifty dollars. This is cyberspace. Physical location is irrelevant. Phil

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Re: Milgram & Authority (+Ethics)
by Jeff Davis 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> Jeff Davis writes: > > > >I am semi-retired, and was quitely living out my life in > >Wyoming until John Perry Barlow declared revolutionary war in cyberspace. > > Just out of sheer, perverse curiousity, if you're located in Wyoming, why > in the world is your email address on a host located in Santa Cruz County, > California? > -- > Lefty (lefty(a)apple.com) I am a local call from a T5. I have an appointment with my State Senator Friday to talk to him about telnet access from basic phone service becoming a State Right of residents. Ma Bell can switch on the ISDN, and people can send their children to public schools with out fear of them being shot in the lunch room. The Community College System, and the University of Wyoming, maintain a plethora of satellite uplinks. The modem pools need to be substantially upgraded, and blocked from out of state long distance calls. With these modifications of the existing system, it is my hope that we can revitalize our economy, and switch from an energy industry based economy to a technologically based economy, with out the infusion of centralized industry moving into a state with limited water resources. Y'all kinda keep this under your hat, will ya? >;) -- PGP PUBLIC KEY via finger! JAFEFFM Speaking & Thinking For Myself! * eagle(a)deeptht.armory.com email info(a)eff.org * *** O U T L A W S On The E L E C T R O N I C F R O N T I E R **** ***** Committed to Free Public Internet Access for World Peace *****

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Re: remailer idea... ultimate in offshore siting?
by Phil G. Fraering 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Actually, Low Earth Orbit would be cheaper than geosynchronous, and you could probably piggyback your "telecom experiment" on something like an Iridium launch. _Relatively_ cheap... Phil

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Re: Blacknet and espionage.
by lefty＠apple.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Patrick Oonk asks: > >unicorn(a)access.digex.net (Black Unicorn) once said: > >UN> >UN> Just some sage advice for newbies: >UN> >UN> Stay away from Blacknet unless your a serious customer. >UN> >UN> Ames was a major Blacknet user. I don't think the authorities > >Who was Ames ? Precisely. -- Lefty (lefty(a)apple.com) C:.M:.C:., D:.O:.D:.

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Re: Blacknet and espionage.
by Phil G. Fraering 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>>Who was Ames? >Precisely. Uh, As far as I've heard, Ames was not a major Blacknet user. The unknown grunt in the intelligence community who caught him is another matter. Hanno Reductionist

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Harlow! Email me quick.
by Jeff Davis 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Sorry guys... Darren, I was getting around to your EFF questions and such this evening and apparently I deleted all your mail by mistake. I've got a free public internet access site for you to tnet to and you can be a private citizen in cyberspace, or Sgt. Harlow, whichever you prefer. -- PGP PUBLIC KEY via finger! JAFEFFM Speaking & Thinking For Myself! * eagle(a)deeptht.armory.com email info(a)eff.org * *** O U T L A W S On The E L E C T R O N I C F R O N T I E R **** ***** Committed to Free Public Internet Access for World Peace *****

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Re: remailer@soda
by gtoal＠an-teallach.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

remailer@soda (formerly hh@soda) now uses pgp's implementatoin of idea for the encrypted response block function, making it much more secure (i hope). Good stuff. But could you do the limited-use destroy-the-key stuff before you release it please - I'm really dubious about this single key you're using. It destroys confidence in the system completely for me. G

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Tessera the PCMCIA Card
by koontzd＠lrcs.loral.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>From Electronic Designs, April 4, 1994, by DAVE BURSKY New Products, Digital ICs (approximately 1/2 page) P. 148 CRYPTO ENGINE EASES PUBLIC-KEY SECURITY ... Developed by National Semiconductor, the iPower secure microcontroller holds the encryption algorithms, secret data, and the central processing unit that processes them. The chip was designed to remian secure from electrical probes through the signal pins, as well as from analytical probes that etch package and circuit layers. Any such penetration would cause the stored data to be "zeroed" before it could be read out. The iPower SPU consists of a 32-bit CPU core with on-chip ROM, a real-time clock, and a interfaceto off-chip nonvolatile (battery-backed_ RAM that holds scrambled data. The remaining blocks on the chip include the encryption engine, some battery-backed RAM to hold secured data (master keys, algorithms, or records) and a host-system bus interface. The SPU chip can be combined with off-chip low-power RAM, a battery, and a PCMCIA interface to squeeze the entire public-key token on a card that meets the PCMCIA's type-1 format. The cards, dubbed Tessera after the token ancient Romans used as a ticket or means of identification, can now be implemented at a relatively low cost (less than $100 dollars per user for large orders) compared with previous solutions. Nevertheless it provides the highest level of commercial security (FIPS 140-1 level 3). Encrypted data could provide positive identification of users, store private medical records, include authorization codes, or even perform secure transaction processing. ... ---------- Tessera was an identifier for slaves. FIPS 140-1 level 3 is not the highest commercial security level, (per FIPS 140-1, January 11, 1994): ... 1.4 Security Level 4 Security Level 4 provides the highest level of security. Although most existing products do not meet this level of security, some products are commercially available which meet many of the Level 4 requirements. For the Tessera we know utitilizing CAPSTONE, Escrowed Encryption is present. It would hardly qualify for performing secure transaction processing for say money transactions when the U.S. government and/or other law enforcement agencies have the ability to break open the monetary instrument, by obtaining a warrant or through "other authorized access". The degree of privacy afforded is not absolute, even to the extent of the strength of the cryptographic algorithm (assuming transmission of the Law Enforcement Access Field (LEAF)). Likewise those able to obtain access have the ability to tamper with or spoof transactions. Were it used to control access to facilities, it would certainly enable "black bag jobs" both physical and virtual. (Its a type-1 PCMCIA card)

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Hyperdrive
by Black Unicorn 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I'm still looking for info on the encryption function in "Hyperdrive" Anyone have any clues? -uni- (Dark)

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Re: Black Net
by fhalper＠pilot.njin.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Could all the shit with Blacknet STOP. The wise (and funnny) sages of the list have had they're fun at the expense of the newbies and other, so it's over. Thanks, Reuben Halper Montcliar High -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.3 mQCPAi16KosAAAEEAMUwRni4a9+GbuAhHDLcBWK60hCJUYxhr2hYokpELAhx0ejp 2fq61Tu9Hjn051CN8Xy5nu6sv2ODfG/t59l4DJSb5pirQaII3zaX0rMX0ydwGDoW YakL4ow1lNY+d/k14KpIuUW404+fNuNhIGSkdVLQIfbOgh0preK7/P44AKvdABEB AAG0JlJldWJlbiBIYWxwZXIgPGZoYWxwZXJAcGlsb3Qubmppbi5uZXQ+iQCVAgUQ Lam+x9xF3PzIgw7tAQHPogP/VmoF5AHJNBFlpxl1tvHAzrMLE8nkpengs94Y8zmF 1r5+hk0TaYeEEUzYf1QNfflya5md3WKeXnI3WhO2SRpdH953AD/tNmxw2LLEegat 5sI1XNPuNqxeompiHFRnCz4dI14qjDvRwnPay187/Q5q2F3m0nP8qA6wgl59mDq3 FuCJAJUCBRAteitx4rv8/jgAq90BARTHBACh99OJtGXATm01BUa+u6WHU5CBc2FN F5z29RpTA/JTrgUhn4qeZ19iCIlhe1wi0D3QQH0wN7FrMp6onMw49KFU05/KLDLb JSWdCzjbl/wPEG8z//O6+Pqzj+ZcNM9Rm0b08/QdVoQZMljXkl19Gq2P/D4ceewe WAKePQ2ciFdNbw== =K4ez -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

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