December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

re: Banyan vine use by US Marine Corps...
by SGT=DARREN=S.=HARLOW%ISB%MCTSSA＠nwsfallbrook3.nwac.sea06.navy.mil 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Yes, the means are jammable. However, if the network is jammed, there are other ways around this, that really can't be discussed within this forum. Sgt Darren Harlow - Computer Security MCTSSA, Camp Pendleton, USMC Internet: harlowd(a)nwsfallbrook3.nwac.sea06.navy.mil or another less reliable & slower: harlow(a)mqg1.usmc.mil Voice: Comm: (619) 725-2970 DSN (Autovon): 365-2970 Fax: Comm: (619) 725-9512 DSN (Autovon): 365-9512 PGP Public key available upon request "The views expressed are my own, and always will be..."

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re: Sgt Russell
by lefty＠apple.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> I am sorry that my being on this list is offensive to you. I joined >this list to learn about cryptography. If anything, I would think that you >would want to help a new person get up to speed. If you can't grow up and >treat other people like human beings, maybe you ought to take yourself off of >the list and go play with your private key by yourself. I wouldn't worry about Wayne: other than an annoying propensity to toss around TLAs in such a way as to make it fairly clear that he doesn't really know what he's talking about, and a strong case of inappropriate paranoia, I suspect he's generally harmless. Annoying, tedious and occasionally laughable; but generally harmless. -- Lefty (lefty(a)apple.com) C:.M:.C:., D:.O:.D:.

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Re: BEST Inc.
by kkirksey＠world.std.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Simple solution to this problem, especially if you have strong magnets >around.... De-magnitize the card. > >If you are a ham operator, you can use the magnetic mount on the basis of >your mobile antenna whip. If you're not, get a big magnet... > Or a bulk tape eraser from Radio Shack. They've a thousand household uses! No home should be without one! :-) Ken +===========================================================================+ | Ken Kirksey kkirksey(a)world.std.com Mac Guru & Developer | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | When the going gets tough, the tough hide under the table. | | -Edmund Blackadder | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.3a iQCVAgUBLbQwAesZNYlu+zuBAQEeoQQAieN3U5lMrpk24APiEkFQi42oG65ZE8RX My/fEoNolwMnwIh9MkWQeBjfSx8Ixzwcq3vSla2XgWw6UcXxExvxzSUc1IM38zN1 p1qpoDwBatdonZoua7G3mlrxRgxEVMLCakO3aM9HNj4QTNpjJFDWSv5wzLDwBPaX ptmZjAgT+mo= =rqQB -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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re; intolerance on the list
by Brian D Williams 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Well, now that the issue of Marines on the list is settled, perhaps the good SGT could share some non classified knowledge of the USMC's extensive use of Banyan Vines. For those who didn't know, during Desert storm every Marine tank was a Banyan server, the self healing nature of this network proved very effective, in fact "Stormin Norman" gave it credit as one of the three key assets we had. Brian Williams Extropian Cypherpatriot Ex-Marine Current NRA/ILA and other nasty stuff "Cryptocosmology: Sufficently advanced comunication is indistinguishable from noise." --Steve Witham "Have you ever had your phones tapped by the government? YOU WILL and the company that'll bring it to you.... AT&T" --James Speth "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro" - Dr Hunter S Thompson -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.3a iQCVAgUBLbRJztCcBnAsu2t1AQGAEAQAg9z4ddgWqHz6EWQjCGj6dA8o6gFV3YVp q7UhK6EFzqYhhaIxXoI0z/Bvhdw+r4ZRYySXC4y0tcAYFns5mbj1Z3SB5BAytN4l FySoWWjylIRYShwLBO8pmbxF1m/SqZJWkAn9bu17uLAHSlJHxZxbhhqi1q1HtOnW ZFoaWBjs8nU= =Viyp -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: Dirty Laundry...
by Peter Wayner 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I'm perfectly willing to do a "live" demonstration of money laundering using the futures markets. In your last private letter, you suggested that we use real money. I see no reason to do for two reasons: 1) Commission costs and other fees are prohibitive for the small amount of money that I have. Plus, why would I want to spend all that money just to prove a point to you? 2) I see no reason to go out and borrow money for what is essentially an academic exercise. This is a game for the rich. If you've only got to move $10,000 then cash and Fed Ex is fine. So you are welcome to add all of the margin requirements and stuff and we'll work it out on paper. (I'll even sweat a bit for real, if you want.) Make out a list of the transaction costs and margin requirements and I'll come up with a target sum to transfer. Then we can figure out the risk strategy to pursue. The only problems I can see in doing this well is finding a source of futures prices. I don't have a live feed and I don't have the time in my day to sit on a terminal waiting for the right moment.(I've wasted enough on this argument.) Closing prices are okay, but they are not as efficient as using all of the noise in the market during the day. Oh, I wanted to point out one other fact about swapping tickets: It's illegal. But it is not clear that it is illegal to just place bets on both sides of the market.

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Re: cryptophone ideas
by Phil G. Fraering 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Lady Ada writes: >The ideal phone might be based on CPU's, RAM, and DSP's, with no >DES chips or anything like that. Have you seen the prices of used original NeXT equipment lately, or just the prices of single system boards from back in the 68030 era? Anyway, why do you need a DSP? I have read in several places that DSP's are going to be "replaced" by the CPU as time goes on and the CPUs just get more and more powerful. Phil

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Banyan Vines / USMC
by SGT=DARREN=S.=HARLOW%ISB%MCTSSA＠nwsfallbrook3.nwac.sea06.navy.mil 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The Banyan Vines network was used extensively in Desert Storm/Shield/Sweep. Before the network was in place, people were using a single channel radio relay box called the Hadron. It was capable of being used with the KY-57 (crypto) on the PRC-77 (single channel radio), as well as satcom (PSC-3). Once the network was up and in place. Internet shots were coordinated with Quantico, VA, so that the supply cycles, and requests could be sent in real time. Not every Marine tank was a Banyan server, networks were installed down to the regiment HQ level. Remote shots were done over MUX lines with KG-84 as the crypto, on a four wire leased circuits. This allowed for secure communications within the theater of operations, as well as unclassified communications with the rear (stateside). A number of different ways are available to the Marine Corps to talk to remote spots, and new ways are being found all of the time. If there is further interest, I would be more than happy to post further to the list. Sgt Darren Harlow - Computer Security MCTSSA, Camp Pendleton, USMC Internet: harlowd(a)nwsfallbrook3.nwac.sea06.navy.mil or another less reliable & slower: harlow(a)mqg1.usmc.mil Voice: Comm: (619) 725-2970 DSN (Autovon): 365-2970 Fax: Comm: (619) 725-9512 DSN (Autovon): 365-9512 PGP Public key available upon request "The views expressed are my own, and always will be..."

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licence plates seen
by tim werner 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>Date: Sun, 24 Apr 1994 11:16:38 -0700 >From: mdbomber(a)w6yx.stanford.edu (Matt Bartley) > >I don't have an ASCII chart available. What does this one mean? If you were running Unix, you could have said 'man ascii'.

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RE: Warrantless searches -- Sorry to start this again....
by tim werner 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>Date: Sun, 24 Apr 1994 15:16:22 -0400 (EDT) >From: GERSTEIN(a)SCSUD.CTSTATEU.EDU > You see, Jim, the drug deals go on inside the apartment buildings. How >easy is it to do surveilance (sp?) on an apartment that is run by gangs, >surrounded by their other apartments, on floors that are run by the gangs? > > In many ways, the situation has gotten better since the searches >started. I AM NOT SAYING I AM FOR THE SEARCHES, I am merely saying that they >are being productive. I challenge you C'punks to come up with a better >solution. Given the circumstances that those involved are dealing with, it's >pretty good for now. Well, for one thing, if the drugs they are dealing were not illegal, there would be no high-anxiety drug deals going on in the apartments. tw

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chip-0.1 / driver for MARALU chip-card-reader/writer v1.0
by schulte＠thp.uni-koeln.de 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I have placed chip-0.1.tgz on ftp.thp.uni-koeln.de(134.95.64.1):/pub/linux/chip/chip-0.1.tgz It contains an alpha version of a rudimentary loadable device driver and a sample application (get information out of the telephone cards used by the German Telekom) to be used with MARALU's chip-card-reader/writer. In principal, the reader/writer should be able to access all types of I2C-cards and other formats. I'll try to provide more functionality if there's interest in the net. Please mail comments, suggestions and questions to chip(a)thp.uni-koeln.de. If you don't have ftp-access, drop me a note and I'll mail the code to you (in uuencoded form (about 8k), if nothing different is specified). Martin PLEASE NOTE, THAT NEITHER I NOR MARALU TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FUNCTIONALITY OR RELIABILITY OF THE PROVIDED CODE AND INFORMATION. -- -- Mail submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: linux-announce(a)tc.cornell.edu Be sure to include Keywords: and a short description of your software. Ed Carp, N7EKG/VE3 ecarp(a)netcom.com 519/824-3307 an88744(a)anon.penet.fi If you want magic, let go of your armor. Magic is so much stronger than steel! -- Richard Bach, "The Bridge Across Forever"

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