December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

new restrictions in EAR (over ITAR)
by Adam Back 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

(from "http://jya.com/bxa123096.txt") : a. ``Software'' specially designed or modified for the : ``development'', ``production'' or ``use'' of equipment or ``software'' : controlled by 5A002, 5B002 or 5D002. : b. ``Software'' specially designed or modified to support : ``technology'' controlled by 5E002. large integer libraries? (modexp functions?) : c. Specific ``software'' as follows: : c.1. ``Software'' having the characteristics, or performing or : simulating the functions of the equipment controlled by 5A002 or 5B002; : c.2. ``Software'' to certify ``software'' controlled by 5D002.c.1; this one (I presume) is addressed at people like microsoft with CAPI certifications, you can't export the signing software : c.3. ``Software'' designed or modified to protect against malicious : computer damage, e.g., viruses; - Virus scanning software? (Winn Schwartau's info warfare hype is rubbing off on the spooks) Makes one wonder, if it's purportedly in the national security interests to bar the export of virus scanners (of any quality), logically it's also in the national security interests for the NSA to write and distribute virii. - Programs which checksum themselves as a crude check against viruses/modification? (some _operating systems_ qualify on this basis) - md5file from rfc1321? (rfc1321 is the MD5 rfc, md5file checksums files with md5, useful for checking what's changed)? - firewalls! (whoops there goes a few more million in US trade) Madness, Adam -- print pack"C*",split/\D+/,`echo "16iII*o\U@{$/=$z;[(pop,pop,unpack"H*",<> )]}\EsMsKsN0[lN*1lK[d2%Sa2/d0<X+d*lMLa^*lN%0]dsXx++lMlN/dsM0<J]dsJxp"|dc`

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by carrollw＠cadvision.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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by travlpls＠netside.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: Hardening lists against spam attacks
by Hal Finney 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

From: "Mark M." <markm(a)voicenet.com> > On Tue, 31 Dec 1996, Igor Chudov @ home wrote: > > > Send a number of unique tokens to each subscriber each day. > [...] > > If tokens are used improperly (to post off-topic materials) the > > offending subscriber is denied any further tokens. > > > > The problem of this scheme is (besides its cost) that anonymous users > > will not be truly anonymous. > > I think this problem can be solved by blind signing the tokens. A user > generates a random number, multiplies it by the blinding factor, then sending > it to a token server which would append a timestamp and sign the blinded > token. All signature requests should be signed with a PGP key. The server > response would be encrypted with the user's public key. A person's PGP key > would be sent along with the subscription request and then saved by the list > software. This is an interesting idea, however it will be possible for someone with a respectable public persona to continue getting tokens indefinately for posting abusive anonymous messages. There is no way to link the anonymous tokens with the ones which were issued to good subscribers. An alternative is to give each subscriber only a small, fixed number of blinded tokens which he will use for the lifetime of his subscription to the list. When someone posts anonymously, they use up one of their tokens. Then, if the message was not abusive, a new blinded token is created, encrypted with the public key of the good-guy anonymous poster, and broadcast to subscribers. This way good anonymous posters will get to keep posting, while abusive ones will shortly run out of anonymous posting tokens. The big problem with schemes like this is the difficulty of defining "good" posts in an acceptable way. Some list members are hard-line freedom-of-speechers and don't want to see any limitations on list postings. Others would probably classify 80% of the messages on the list at times as grounds for termination of posting privileges. Everyone will have their own thresholds. There is also the administrative problem of who will judge the posts. This could take a large commitment of time. I'm sure many of us have gotten behind in our list reading from time to time and it can be intimidating to return from a trip to find hundreds of messages waiting. Imagine how it would be if you were supposed to be reading them and looking for bad messages. We might also want to consider the paradoxical possibility that if we remove the junk, the list will die! At least now we are constantly reminded that the cypherpunks list exists. Other lists like the cryptography and coderpunks can sometimes go for quite a while without any posts at all. On CP you have the sense of a dynamic community where you can hope for a response to your posts, more so than on a list which is silent for days at a time. Hal

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Let you know
by sls123＠prodigy.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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stupid remailer-ignorant stud3nt caught by NY polic3
by ichudov＠algebra.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/news/national/psychopaths-educ.html Potential Killer or Just Disturbed? Psych Class Seeks Distinction By KAREN W. ARENSON NEW YORK -- The 20-year-old man with a Mohawk haircut, multicolored pigtails, tattooed arms and rings on every finger was an engineering student at a New York college when he sent e-mail to a public official threatening to torture him and rape his young daughter. The FBI arrested the student a few days later as he sat in his pajamas eating breakfast. Late last year, the case landed on the desk of Dr. Naftali Berrill, a forensic psychologist who had conducted court-ordered examinations of Joel Rifkin, the serial killer, and Colin Ferguson, the Long Island Rail Road killer. Now, Berrill is using the e-mail case in the class he teaches at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan. The class is part of the college's fastest-growing area of study: forensic psychology. Six years ago there were 96 students in the masters program; now there are 271. "There is a fascination with this stuff," said Berrill, who assigns movies like "Klute," "Silence of the Lambs" and "Psycho" as homework, along with articles in scientific journals. "Popular culture has gone nuts with the idea of taking someone who has committed a crime and profiling the person, thinking about why he did it, what is behind it." The goal on a recent day was to get his students to judge whether the tattooed man was fit to stand trial, whether he was legally responsible for his behavior, or whether he might be considered legally insane, and whether he is in need of treatment. Berrill had evaluated the man and knew the court's ruling, but he wasn't about to tell his students until the exercise was over. "How should the young man be handled?" he asked the students. "Is he really dangerous or is he only sick? Is prison appropriate or does he need medical treatment?" First, the students wanted more information. They did not have the young man to question, so they began firing questions at their professor. Did the young man have prior problems with the law? Berrill shook his head no. Any history of psychological problems? Berrill reported that the young man had "apparently always been an odd duck, a person who felt separated from the group and who capitalized on his oddness." Since his arrest, he says he has had fleeting ideas of killing himself. How did he behave when arrested? He spoke quietly and his speech was fluent, articulate and terse. His reaction was more surprise than remorse. Any other unusual behavior? He used to have fantasies of protecting people beset by attackers. Sometimes he sensed the taste of chocolate, even when he had none in his mouth. Sometimes he walked around New York City with knives strapped to his chest and arms. For half an hour, the psychological sleuthing continued: What kind of family history did he have? He was the last of several children in an Irish-American working-class family, and he had brothers who had been arrested for drug use. Was he overprotected and coddled? The young man had said he was well cared for, but it was difficult to learn whether there was true affection. Finally, the students were ready to lay out their theories. The young man showed signs of a narcissistic personality disorder or a histrionic personality disorder, some said. He might have sent the e-mail message just to get attention, adding the rape threat for shock value but not really as something he intended to carry out. One group thought the student himself had been abused. And some saw his threats as reflections of his own sexual inadequacy. Some students suggested blood tests and psychological tests to see if he was depressed. For many students, the analysis was better than an evening in front of the television set. "I love it," said Adrienne Higgins, a former florist who returned to college and hopes to go on for a Ph.D. in neuropsychology. Eva Norvind, who has a master's degree in health education and counsels sexual deviants, calls the class one of her most challenging. Some students go on to earn doctoral degrees in psychology and begin a practice. Others go to law school, and still others go into social service or police work. But Berrill estimates that about a third of the students take the class to indulge in their own fascination with crime. Berrill got to the heart of the question: "If you were in law enforcement, is he a dangerous person?" Most class members nodded yes. The most telling piece of evidence, said one student, was "the fact that he was walking around the city, like an armed bomb waiting to go off." And the dissenters? "He needs help. I am very concerned about the homicidal and suicidal thoughts." Another commented, "In terms of being dangerous, he has no history. His use of e-mail shows a fear of social contact, and that doesn't fit the character type of a killer." Berrill was pleased. He had one more question: Does the young man have a shot at the insanity defense? No, most students said. "He was aware of everything he was doing," said one. "But he would be helpful to an attorney." Berrill beamed. In his view, the class had captured the important elements. "If I were asked by a judge," he told them, "I would say he is dangerous. Always err on the conservative side. He is in need of mental health services. But incarceration? No. He is not psychologically equipped to deal with real criminals or psychopaths." The court concurred. Earlier this year, a judge put the young man on probation and directed him to seek psychological counseling. - Igor.

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Anonymous Post Control
by ph＠netcom.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

It's hard to filter anonymous posters. I want to see what a few of them have to say so I can't filter on the remailers. If anonymous posters PGP sign their posts, it is still hard to filter using a lame filter software such as that which comes to Eudora. It would be nice if toad.com would verify signatures and insert a header into the messages with the PGP User Id of every poster. Then it would be very easy for many people to filter the messages using widely available off-the-shelf mail software. (I volunteer to adapt majordomo for this task if it seems like a good idea.) Peter Hendrickson ph(a)netcom.com

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FIPS for AES
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Federal Register: January 2, 1997, Pages 93-94. Announcing Development of a FIPS for Advanced Encryption Standard Agency: NIST Notice; Request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary: A process to develop a FIPS for Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) incorporating an Advanced Encryption Algorithm (AEA) is being initiated by the NIST. It is intended that the AES will specify an unclassified, publicly disclosed encryption algorithm capable of protecting sensitive government information well into the next century. [Described as a successor for DES by 1998.] ----- http://jya.com/aes010297.txt (8K)

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17 Dec '03

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anonymous <-> anonymous; dcnets
by Laszlo Vecsey 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Can someone point me towards a mailing list or two that is dedicated to the discussion and development of dcnets? Thank you! - Lester - A recent study has found that concentrating on difficult off-screen objects, such as the faces of loved ones, causes eye strain in computer scientists. Researchers into the phenomenon cite the added concentration needed to "make sense" of such unnatural three dimensional objects. -

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