December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: Remailers - What exists?
by um＠c2.org 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>Which remailers can be run without root? >Which remailers can be run best on the most systems? >Which remailers are easiest to set up? I guess Mixmaster wins in all categories. -- `Der Staatsanwalt empfiehlt der Lufthansa, die Linie Moskau-Muenchen einzustellen, weil nicht sichergestellt werden kann, dass dort keine BND-Mitarbeiter Plutonium schmuggeln.'

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Software Fame and Fortune
by jya＠pipeline.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The EcoMist of May 25 has a special survey (80 kb) of the global software industry, which, the report claims, is the next fountainhead of computer fame and fortune, thanks to the Internet, and the successor to the H/W fairy tales. It barely mentions crypto -- described as a prime commercial product of Israel's defense industry and the key to secure fame and fortune! It can be read-only at: http://pwp.usa.pipeline.com/~jya/software.txt

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The Report -- The Day the Earth Stood Still
by tcmay＠got.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I wrote: "And don't forget that Ray Ozzie, the esteemed developer of Lotus Notes (Iris Associates, connected with Lotus, and now IBM), is on the panel. He got all the various briefings, I presume. His response? Don't forget that he announced that Lotus Notes and such products would implement the "40 + 24 Solution," with 24 bits of a 64-bit key given to the government, leaving users with a trivially-crackable 40-bit key." Just to clarify this a bit, this was for the export versions of the products, not the domestic versions. (Most such restrictions have been for export versions.) But the point is that companies are, behind the scenes, making plans to incorporate GAK into their products. The list carried a long discussion of the Lotus plan, back several months ago. (Too bad the archives are no longer available....that "several days" mentioned in the March 18th message at the http://www.hks.net/cpunks/index.html site sure has gotten longer.) Only 4.8 days left until The Report is released. --Tim May Boycott "Big Brother Inside" software! We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, we know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay(a)got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Licensed Ontologist | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."

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Re: [SCARE]: "If you only knew what we know..."
by jamesd＠echeque.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 09:31 PM 5/23/96 -0400, Simon Spero wrote: > If I were planning such a briefing I'd probably concentrate on real cases > that were cracked due to NSA SIGINT - especially terrorist groups > operating with only limited state sponsorship This assumes that such cases actually exist. I imagine if such a thing ever happened, the NSA would shout it from the rooftops for the next three hundred years. Recollect that the trade tower bombers were caught because they were unclear on the concept of a deposit. Whenever terrorists are busted, nobody makes any big secret of how they were busted. On the contrary, the newspaper reporters are in danger of being trampled in the rush to take credit. --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.jim.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the state. | jamesd(a)echeque.com

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The Report -- The Day the Earth Stood Still
by tcmay＠got.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

"Just 15 more days until the NRC report is released...." "Only 12 days until we release the NRC report...." "Since there are only 8 days left, you might want to place your order for the NRC report now..." "Only 7 more days..." Personally, I think we're getting entirely too many update reports on when The Report is coming. Just release the damned thing, so we can reject it forthwith. (If it needs being rejected....) At 3:28 PM 5/25/96, Thaddeus J. Beier wrote: >I asked Peter Neumann, of the NRC commission whose report is due >very very soon, and they did indeed get "The Briefing". He was >very keen to have all appendices of the final report be public, >we may get to see the story there. > >I am just on pins and needles waiting for the report. I thought, >when it was announced, that in the year-and-a-half that it would take >to write that the war would be won. It hasn't, of course. I think >that the NRC report will define the landscape of the debate for the >next year or so. We'll see. It's risky for me to even speculate what's in this report, but a look at who's on the panel raises my eyebrows. (Many of the panel members were at the CFP '95, in San Francisco, and listened to public input from a crowd of agitated Cypherpunks and others. From their questions, many of them were clearly skeptical of the views expressed from the floor. Some of them couched their points in terms of that magic code phrase, "the legitimate needs of law enforcement," so draw your own conclusions.) Maybe their report will call for unlimited strength crypto to be freely available to all citizens (as it is now, legally), free export of said crypto (as it not now), no restrictions on digital money, and no mention of "key escrow" whatsoever (as there should not be, as "key escrow" is not an issue for governments to get involved in). Maybe. But color me a bit skeptical, given their inside-the-Beltway focus. And don't forget that Ray Ozzie, the esteemed developer of Lotus Notes (Iris Associates, connected with Lotus, and now IBM), is on the panel. He got all the various briefings, I presume. His response? Don't forget that he announced that Lotus Notes and such products would implement the "40 + 24 Solution," with 24 bits of a 64-bit key given to the government, leaving users with a trivially-crackable 40-bit key. This from one of the most technically-up-to-date members of the panel.... I'm holding my breath.... "Remember, there are only 5 days left until the release of The Report. Set your watches, program your Newtons, and plan your affairs accordingly." --Tim May Boycott "Big Brother Inside" software! We got computers, we're tapping phone lines, we know that that ain't allowed. ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay(a)got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Licensed Ontologist | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."

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Re: Children's Privacy Act
by jamesd＠echeque.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>On Fri, 24 May 1996, E. ALLEN SMITH wrote: >> Why, pray tell, _should_ someone be able to conceal that they declared >> bankrupcy - e.g., ran out on their debtors that they had freely contracted to >> repay - more than 7 years ago? Should prison terms to theft be limited to 7 >> years? At 06:36 PM 5/24/96 -0700, Rich Graves wrote: > I think forgiveness, within reason, tends to have a positive economic > effect. Government compelled forgiveness does not have a positive economic affect, and if it did it would still be wrong. --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.jim.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the state. | jamesd(a)echeque.com

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None
by nCognito Remailer <nobody＠foo.bar.net> 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

nCognito is back up and running, with a new address and new keys, etc etc. I apologize for any inconvenience this may (have) cause(d). The new address is: ncognito(a)cyberpass.net The NEW pgp key is: -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: 2.6.2 mQCNAzGoBNkAAAEEALIv/aWoSIOOyabGttucdRynVguSqbXCwlEfEn0wn6tgyl2j kNLos2aKp/Fdqo2ZxlsVbfhTLtgPa8WNO3uUML+4QOxsXVfy+z9arceEr6ABJUdY s0Lv/vXFkKlOhHl/5at5RZRTjfjpm2t+G4TW4WT3L7i/LNtlMbGlo8DEMb2JAAUR tDBuQ29nbml0byBSZW1haWxlciA8bmNvZ25pdG9AcmlnZWwuY3liZXJwYXNzLm5l dD4= =oUNh -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- And the new mix key is: ncognito ncognito(a)cyberpass.net 94e30b262408ac816144405faa62d623 2.0.2 -----Begin Mix Key----- 94e30b262408ac816144405faa62d623 258 AATm9nuuApioD58C7c2ksmQql9J42eOzJEvhGAAu L9fxKmWl2H+gC5CVqeZciuJdfO04gK8IMiPa4R7h sHCApMKvk/XjRh3CZzsRXK0LzvVKQLgJXHTPigJI 56cLjSG/mkxJ7xgGshEjhuu/sglAZk4qfizV0er9 iyr1F70+8rgVnQAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAQAB -----End Mix Key----- Lot's of thank-you's to everyone that helped with getting the mailer back up and running so quickly. ...Oh, and next time someone remind me to keep my keys so we can avoid all this work in the future.

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Re: MixMaster fair use
by loki＠infonex.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 7:14 PM 5/22/96, Bill Stewart wrote: >At 12:14 AM 5/22/96 EDT, you wrote: >>From: IN%"loki(a)infonex.com" 21-MAY-1996 17:19:02.59 >> >>>The problem is RSAREF. I can't chose license terms for that. >> >> Oof... I see the problem. No, it's not you, it's them. > >The Agreement, as written, covers all of Mixmaster; it would be easier >for people to adapt Mixmaster code if you either release a bones version >or a license that clarifies that you can't use the RSAREF portions >commercially but can do whatever you want with the rest of Mixmaster >(if that's what you want) or however much freedom you want to grant >(e.g. you may want to say some disclaimerish words about obeying ITAR etc.) > I think the current license is fine for most purposes. I am not some monolithic corporation. If someone needs a license with special terms, my email address is public knowledge and I am generally very accommodating. -Lance ---------------------------------------------------------- Lance Cottrell loki(a)obscura.com PGP 2.6 key available by finger or server. Mixmaster, the next generation remailer, is now available! http://www.obscura.com/~loki/Welcome.html or FTP to obscura.com "Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra. Suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night the ice weasels come." --Nietzsche ----------------------------------------------------------

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Re: DOS/WINDOWS Mixmaster Client
by loki＠infonex.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 6:05 PM 5/20/96, anonymous-remailer(a)shell.portal.com wrote: >Anyone know if there is a DOS or Windows version of the mixmaster >client? We are talking days now. Really, I mean it this time. I know I said that last time (and the time before) but this time it is true. Trust me, I have your best interests at heart :) In fact, I have a working version. I am just beating on it a bit, and waiting for the Mix enabled Private Idaho (in beta) to be ready. Since Mix can't call sendmail on a PC, a front end is really required for it to be useful. -Lance ---------------------------------------------------------- Lance Cottrell loki(a)obscura.com PGP 2.6 key available by finger or server. Mixmaster, the next generation remailer, is now available! http://www.obscura.com/~loki/Welcome.html or FTP to obscura.com "Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra. Suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night the ice weasels come." --Nietzsche ----------------------------------------------------------

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Re: Mixmaster version usable with POP?
by loki＠infonex.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 5:22 PM 5/25/96, E. ALLEN SMITH wrote: > One application of an anonymous remailer that has come up is using POP >to get into an account via which remailing could be done without the remailer >having to run on the machine receiving/sending the mail. It would instead occur >on a machine running the remailer software and equipped for doing POP. Has >anyone written a mixmaster version (or additions onto Mixmaster) that will do >this automatically? > While having the entire remailer with logs and private key in a >different country would still be best, if an anonymous POP account were used >this would still shield the remailer operator from forced disclosure. It would >also cut down on the costs; for instance, offshore.com.ai's monthly price for >a UNIX shell account is 50$ a month, but theirs for an email-only account is >20$ a month (albeit with only 20 M/month of mail). > Thanks, > -Allen While there is not an "out of the box" version of Mixmaster like this, it would be easy to do. The UNIX POP clients I have seen just dump the mail into a mbox formated file. A simple script could be written to yank out the messages one at a time, and feed them to Mixmaster (or mail-in or whatever). In fact, the more recent versions of Mixmaster should be able to swallow the file whole, pulling out the mixmaster messages itself. This modification was made to support "subway" remailers, which want to send a fixed number of messages (in one email) each time period. -Lance ---------------------------------------------------------- Lance Cottrell loki(a)obscura.com PGP 2.6 key available by finger or server. Mixmaster, the next generation remailer, is now available! http://www.obscura.com/~loki/Welcome.html or FTP to obscura.com "Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra. Suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night the ice weasels come." --Nietzsche ----------------------------------------------------------

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