December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

FYI: c2.org now has reasonable net
by sameer 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Community ConneXion finally has reasonable net. If you thought about getting an account here in order to take advantage of privacy services but thought that the lag was too great for it to be useful, you may want to try again now, as our network line was just upgraded today. Check out http://www.c2.org -- sameer Voice: 510-601-9777 Network Administrator FAX: 510-601-9734 Community ConneXion: The NEXUS-Berkeley Dialin: 510-658-6376 http://www.c2.org (or login as "guest") sameer(a)c2.org

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An article for Wired magazine
by Jon Matonis 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

This is so that you have the complete context of the post. ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- From: Jon Matonis, 74774,3663 TO: Electronic Cash (post), INTERNET:ecm@ai.mit.edu DATE: 8/14/95 11:10 AM RE: Copy of: Re: An article for Wired magazine Robert Hettinga (rah(a)shipwright.com)wrote: >My point is that there isn't e$ denominated in a government's currency, >more to the point, a popular currency like dollars or marks, or yen. That >would make it possible for me to pay a dollar on the net for goods worth a >dollar. That's what I meant by "real" currency. What we have are unique >digital certificates with indeterminate lifetimes which have no nominal >value except what people are willing to pay for them in the open market. >This is fine. In fact it's pretty cool that people are willing to impute >value to them by buying and selling them exclusive of any other economic >backing. Since this is for a magazine article, I want to clear up some misconceptions. The e$ experiment as conducted by DigiCash has broader implications, which the article may or may not decide to address. First of all, digital money can take various forms. Existence on a hard drive is one of those forms. But, it is also possible to have digital money on a card-based platform. Mondex in the UK currently has official government units of account digitally represented for their Mondex card trial in Swindon. They have also announced that in the future this card will hold up to five "official" currencies. Furthermore, they make no secret about the fact that this digital money is ideally suited to transfer on the Net. Visa and Mastercard are both working on stored-value cards which will also digitize official currencies. CyberCash has also announced plans for an electronic token which will most likely represent an official currency. Others will announce soon. Even DigiCash, in its own material, states that they are only the supplier of technology. This cyberbuck experiment was to demonstrate that technology -- primarily to banks. They don't intend to be in this business as the monetary supplier. So, the e$ technical experiment served its purpose. It was unbacked because that was not what they were promoting. Banks, as licensees, will perform the monetary functions and they will undoubtedly issue digital money at par with governmental units of account. The trend here is definitely towards "official" currencies and that will give digital money the trustworthiness and familiarity which it needs so desparately for acceptance. But that is not to say that this is the preferred course. Other trustworthy, brand-name issuers (non-banks, i.e., Coca-Cola, AT&T, United Airlines, Fidelity Investments) with similiar technology (or ones that license it) can certainly monetize any bearer instruments and then digitize those instruments for the purpose of a negotiable unit of value. I argue that this is the preferred course because it will eliminate the reliance on banks (and central banks) and speed up considerably the proliferation of digital money for the benefit of all. Stand-by though: governments and central banks will do everything in their power to discourage and prevent this for the power to issue and coin money is one of THE most cherished privileges of the Crown ! This WiReD article is just the beginning ! Jon W. Matonis

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Initial Public Offering for Gasmaster International
by gasmaster＠internetemedia.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

THIS EMAIL IS NEITHER AN OFFER TO SELL NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY THESE SECURITIES. THE OFFERING IS MADE BY THE U-7 DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT ONLY. All securities are offered through Intrepid Securities, Inc., Torrance CA. Intrepid is a member of the NASD and is SIPC insured. Gasmaster International, Inc. is a leader in magnetic field technology to create turbulence within the flow of fuel with it's patented Fuel Flow System. This turbulence increases the burning efficiency of the fuel, which results in improved fuel economy and a reduction in emissions. Gasmaster has Fortune 500 clients with applications from boilers to diesel engines. The GASMASTER Fuel Flow System (FFS) was evaluated recently by Hawthorne Machinery Co., the San Diego Caterpillar dealer. It was tested on a Caterpillar 3406 B engine in a Class 8 Peterbuilt Tractor. The vehicle is used daily to deliver equipment in their Rental Division. During the 28-day test period the vehicle accumulated 4,060 miles with the following results: 13% better fuel economy 26% reduction in opacity (the black stuff coming out of the exhaust) Overall, the worldwide market for the GASMASTER(r) Fuel Flow System is considered to range well over $1 billion dollars within the major industrial markets alone, with major extensions in consumer applications also possible. The minimum investment is 300 shares at $2 per share ($600). For more information just click on: http://www.prestigeipo.com/special.htm http://www.prestigeipo.com Don Jones -------------------------------------------------------------- PrestigeIPO respects your online time and Internet privacy. This is a one-time mailing, your name will be deleted from our files. However, if you are interested in receiving more information, updates or future newsletters, please type "subscribe" into the subject line of your reply. Thank you! --------------------------------------------------------------

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Re: The illegal markets of cyberspace
by carolann＠censored.org 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Thank you for the easy to understand concepts. Now where was that nobody(a)nobody.org key again? Love Always, Carol Anne....wondering if the Undernet was as good as the Blacknet? -- Member Internet Society - Certified BETSI Programmer - Webmistress *********************************************************************** Carol Anne Braddock (cab8) carolann(a)censored.org 206.42.112.96 My Homepage The Cyberdoc *********************************************************************** ------------------ PGP.ZIP Part [017/713] ------------------- M8H,),S$8G>&.WP(8IRA`-M['+`Q%&_C"">5-F%LX@<_Q$;*P'',Q$Z/AA[8M MF=O0H+*%(-S%&>S%+FS&<LS%3(Q&#W1"<]2%`H^;,]^1C$'HBN8PX$4SYAU^ MPGD<Q0ZLA0D+,`MCT!LA**4M[-JPAK9F?40!AJ,CW"'%DR#:'9?Q)3[%<DQ` ------------------------------------------------------------- for next chunk to export --> http://dcs.ex.ac.uk/~aba/export/

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Why the government should protect our privacy
by Declan McCullagh 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 20:15:33 -0400 From: Marc Rotenberg <rotenberg(a)epic.org> To: declan(a)well.com, Michael Sims <jellicle(a)inch.com> Cc: fight-censorship(a)vorlon.mit.edu Subject: Re: trustee, shmustee At 7:46 PM -0400 8/12/97, Declan McCullagh wrote: >On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Michael Sims wrote: >> >> What groups want for privacy of individuals: >> >> Government: Lots > >Michael, thank you for reminding us of the Clinton administration's >valiant efforts to protect individual privacy. > >I agree that we should blissfully ignore that we're talking about the >Clipper Chip president, the Digital Telephony guy, the same fellow who >will veto any pro-privacy crypto bill. We should try to forget last >year's anti-terrorism bill, push for roving and multipoint wiretaps, and >FBI desires to ban nonescrowed domestic crypto. No longer should I be >concerned about the administration's quest for enormous voracious >databanks that will be tied together -- airport security, travel records, >national id cards. And of course ACLU legislative counsel Don Haines is a >fool when he speaks of "the Clinton-Gore effort to hardwire Big Brother >into the information age. > >Silly me. > Declan is absolutely right. Good thing there are no real privacy officials in the federal government and no privacy laws for the Internet to get in the way of these efforts. Has anyone else noticed that the most sweeping proposals for surveillance are coming from the administration that has backed the fewest privacy laws of any administration in 30 years? Mere coincidence? I don't think so. Marc. ================================================================== Marc Rotenberg, director * +1 202 544 9240 (tel) Electronic Privacy Information Center * +1 202 547 5482 (fax) 666 Pennsylvania Ave., SE Suite 301 * rotenberg(a)epic.org Washington, DC 20003 USA + http://www.epic.org ==================================================================

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SSL Suggestions
by goedel＠tezcat.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Many people have suggested improvements to the techinical side of brutessl. I don't think anyone has looked at the user interface side of things. A simple configure script, and a few more reasonable defaults would bring quite a few more volunteers. I know of at least a handful of people who did not contribute because they were overwhelmed by the unfriendly scripts. While a rough user interface could serve as a basic intelligence test, I don't think that this sort of exclusion is necessary, given the nature of the task. DJK -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQBgAwUBMEQrvHIf3YegbdiBAQE1pAJYnoXhffJeTrfiEm8R1fDGMuuZCpATw9gL M+A+LawHiPFeoHtcHp3ZBkhzOqEFS6MfMJ1wjbt9e3ILSJkVGC71OrkpiNcDBMKY 0G9G =3NIJ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Dietrich J. Kappe | Red Planet http://www.redweb.com/ Red Planet, L.L.C.| "Chess Space" /chess 1-800-RED 0 WEB | "MS Access Products" /cobre Web Publishing | PGP Public Key /goedel/key.txt

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Re: Subject: ANNOUNCE: 2nd SSL challenge - we need your compute!
by Duncan Frissell 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 03:16 PM 8/23/95 +0100, aba(a)atlas.ex.ac.uk wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > >[a copy of final announce, start time 18:00 GMT, tomorrow (Thu), as >posted to a list of USENET groups] Is that really 1800 GMT or 1800 BST? 1400 or 1300 hrs EDT? I'm ready to hurl my 7800 keys/sec 486/66 into the fray. I should be able to do about 24 segments over 12 hours tonight using brutessl.exe 1.02 for DOS. Maybe I should have been in line at Midnight to get WIN/95 so I could run it automatically. The 32-bit Windows version does *not* work with my old Windows 3.11 even with the latest Microsoft 32-bit add in. DCF "No Ossifer, I'm not smoking. I'm burning this tobacco in protest against the fascistic policies of the Food and Drug Administration."

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SSL CHALLENGE: 3 hours to go...
by aba＠dcs.exeter.ac.uk 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The start time for the kick off on the race to crack Hal's 2nd challenge is fast approaching... 18:00 GMT That's only a little over 3 hours away. Please start your brloop clients if you have not already. Chuck in any net connected unix boxes, never mind how old or slow, they'll still help. Be ready with the WWW interface at 18:00 GMT if you don't have direct IP. The client runs the brute forcer at nice -20, so it shouldn't interfere with users. All code, and step by step instructions for setup on: http://www.brute.cl.cam.ac.uk/brute/ or ftp://ftp.brute.cl.cam.ac.uk/pub/brute/ Binaries available for DOS, Windows 95/NT, generic C code for unix & others. Please run the socket code if you can, it'll provide best utilisation, and least work for you. May the race being... The c$ prize fund has reached c$ 342.30, and the more compute you personally contribute the greater chance you have of winning it :-) Adam

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Re: Netscape's RNG
by skapp＠cix.compulink.co.uk 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

In-Reply-To: <199508300512.BAA23185(a)calum.csclub.uwaterloo.ca> > -----8<-----8<----- > struct RNG > { > unsigned char md5bytes[0x10]; > unsigned char randbytes[0x10]; > int size; > void *md5data; > }; > > RNG_GenerateRandomBytes(struct RNG *i0, char *i1, int i2) > { > char buf[0x20]; > int o1,o2; > > while (i2 > i0->size) > { > memcpy(i1, &(i0->randbytes)+0x10-i0->size, i0->size); > i1 += i0->size; > i2 -= io->size; > if (err = MD5_Begin(i0->md5data)) return err; > if (err = MD5_Update(i0->md5data, &(i0->md5bytes), 0x10)) return err; > if (err = MD5_End(i0->md5data, &(i0->randbytes), buf, 0x10)) return err; > i0->size = 0x10; > o2 = 0; > o1 = &(i0->md5bytes[0x0f]); > do > { > if ((*o1)++) break; > --o1; > } while (++o2 <= 0x0f); > } > > /* i2 <= i0->size */ > memcpy(i1, &(i0->randbytes)+0x10-i0->size, i2); > i0->size -= i2; > return 0; > } > -----8<-----8<----- > This looks very much like the RSAREF random number code, there are a few minor differences, but it still looks very similar. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - E-mail: skapp(a)cix.compulink.co.uk, skapp(a)sourcery.demon.co.uk PGP fingerprint: 78 1C CD F4 A4 44 D2 CB DD A5 CF EF F1 DD D8 6A -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - RSAEURO: rsaeuro(a)sourcery.demon.co.uk

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Netsurfer Focus on Cryptography
by Duncan Frissell 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Netsurfer publishes free HTML "periodicals" delivered by email -- filled with the links the short articles refer to. The latest one just hit my mailbox (with tags removed): ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 29 Aug 95 17:45:39 PDT From: editor-bounce(a)netsurf.com Subject: Netsurfer Focus: Vol. 01, #03 (HTML) Netsurfer Focus on Cryptography and Privacy Wednesday, August 21, 1995 - Volume 01, Issue 03 TABLE OF CONTENTS Intro to Cryptography Cracking the Code In ? We Trust</a> Key Certification Postcards from Cyberspace</a> E-mail Issues Digital Envelopes</a> Secure E-mail The Pen is Mightier than the Electron</a> Export Issues Hiding In Plain View</a> Steganography Money Makes the World Go Round</a> Cash and E-money No Names, Please</a> Anonymous Remailers Big Iron, Big Brother</a> Database Drilling and Surveillance It's B-a-a-ck!</a> Clipper and Digital Telephony 'Bots, Agents, and Wizards</a> Trusting Software Information at Your Fingertips</A> Additional Resources Inky Fingers</A> Print Resources ********************************** Netsurfer Focus is currently a periodic supplement to Netsurfer Digest and Netsurfer Tools. Netsurfer Focus Home Page: http://www.netsurf.com/nsf/index.html http://www.netsurf.com/nsf/index.html Back Issues: If you would like to obtain copies of back issues or resource files (in HTML format only) via e-mail, send mail to info-focus(a)netsurf.com with "send crypto-index" in the body of the message. To subscribe to Netsurfer Digest or Netsurfer Tools: By WWW form: <A href="http://www.netsurf.com/nsd/subscribe.html">http://www.netsurf.com/nsd/subscribe.html</A> By e-mail: nsdigest-request(a)netsurf.com Body: subscribe nsdigest-text subscribe nsdigest-html

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