December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: encryption program
by Liz Taylor 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Ed Falk wrote: > > I ran a quick Kappa test on it. There was a nice fat spike at key > length 25, as somebody else suggested, but an almost perfect > correlation at 100. The message is almost certainly a simple > polyalphabetic cipher with keylength 100. I don't want to discourage anybody from trying their cryptanalytic skills against this, but this particular cryptogram has already been decrypted and the plain text posted to sci.crypt a few days back by Jim Gillogly. The message ID is <32D445A4.3DF(a)mentat.com> The snake oil vendor then came out with another cryptogram using the same algorithm. It is titled `decryption' and the plain text starts with "There are plenty of programs you could buy such as". Mr. Gillogly broke that too. See news:<32DA7FE4.1F41(a)mentat.com> -- Diamonds are a girl's best friend.

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Re: RSA challenge: is it legal to try?
by nobody＠replay.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Greg Broiles says, Ian Goldberg wrote: > > >According to http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/newfaq/q76.html, RSA is in the > >process of patent application for RC5. Does that mean it's illegal to > >write a keysearch program for the RC5 challenges (unless you use BSAFE > >or something like that)? Patents only apply to commercial use. I don't think participating in the contest can be considered commerical use. Me, a lawyer? No way.

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a cool place to crash
by spiderman＠emirates.net.ae 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

If any of u guys wanna crash a site on the net try this one : www.emirates.net.ae enjoy ....................................

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RE: encryption program
by Mullen Patrick 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

What is a Kappa test? Is there software I can run to perform such a test? Where can I get it? Thanks! Patrick _______________________________________________________________________________ From: Ed Falk on Mon, Jan 13, 1997 20:33 I ran a quick Kappa test on it. There was a nice fat spike at key length 25, as somebody else suggested, but an almost perfect correlation at 100. The message is almost certainly a simple polyalphabetic cipher with keylength 100. I've been playing with it, and have maybe 5% of it decoded. It's full of really blatent clues. Kind of fun.

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EPIC Drops the Ball on the NewsHour (Was Re: Newt's phone calls)
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 5:34 pm -0500 1/14/97, Declan McCullagh wrote: >Watch the Lehrer Newhour (or whatever the hell it's >called now) tonight, for instance. Sadly, no. A guy from EPIC, somebody who *should* have known better, did not mention cryptography at all. At least in the part I heard. Cheers, Bob Hettinga ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah(a)shipwright.com) Philodox, e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "The cost of anything is the foregone alternative" -- Walter Johnson The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/rah/ FC97: Anguilla, anyone? http://offshore.com.ai/fc97/

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Re: Newt's phone calls
by Clay Olbon II 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 02:48 PM 1/14/97 -0800, you wrote: >It is also possible that somewhere in the chain of information between >mom&pop, the media, and us, the distinction between "cordless phone" >and cellular phone. I gather it was a conference call that was >intercepted. All it takes is one participant using a cordless phone in >range of one scanner, and the whole conversation is compromised. The congressman (Boehner? from Ohio) whose cellphone was "eavesdropped" stated today that he was parked in the lot of a Waffle House in Lake City FL. The couple said that they just happened to be driving by when they overheard and began taping the conversation. I have a problem with making it illegal to listen to parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. Seems sort of unnatural. Maybe they will decide that people who can see the color green will go to jail next ;-) Technological solutions are much more elegant. Of course, they are not nearly as sexy as legal remedies (I can't wait to see if the congressman who gave it to the Times is indicted!) Clay ******************************************************* Clay Olbon olbon(a)ix.netcom.com sys-admin, engineer, programmer, statistitian, etc. **********************************************tanstaafl

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Re: Pentium optimizations for DES (BIG)
by Peter Trei 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I hope you'll look at Svend Olaf Mikkleson's latest DES round replacement for libdes. He seems to have gotten the round down to 18 clock cycles. I have not yet had a chance to try it myself. see: http://inet.uni-c.dk/~svolaf/des.htm Peter Trei trei(a)process.com Peter Trei Senior Software Engineer Purveyor Development Team Process Software Corporation http://www.process.com trei(a)process.com

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Am I to blame? / "THE INTERNET GOLDRUSH"
by Toto 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

A few weeks ago I made several references to the InterNet being the 'new Gold Rush'. Now, I came across this on an anti-spam list. > The "Internet Goldrush" is ON! > It's simple! It's quick! It's here! > Rush your e-mail reply to: > <goldrush(a)theguru.com> > to stake out your claim now! I hope that this is just a coincidence. I would hate to think that I have personally instituted a new Battle Cry for the Spammer/Enterprenurs. (I would also hate to gain the title of the Benedict Arnold of the InterNet.) Toto

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TEST- don't read
by nobody＠replay.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

test -dont read

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Re: OTA papers
by azur＠netcom.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>William H. Geiger said: > > >In <v02140b00af00318b1fef(a)[10.0.2.15]>, on 01/13/97 at 02:50 PM, > azur(a)netcom.com (Steve Schear) said: > > >>Its too bad OTA got the budgetary ax. I met several of the staff and I >>regarded them highly. > >Actually this is a GOOD thing. Now they will be using their talents & skills >in the real world providing a contribution to society rather than in another >unnecessary government bureaucracy. > >- -- I've read several of their papers and find, in those areas of which I feel competent, there are few commercial equivalents with corresponding quality and even-handedness in treatment. I agree with you its best that much or most of these government activities should occur in the market. I hope they do. Only time will tell. -- Steve

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