December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

(fwd) Demo of new personalized web "Anonymizer"
by Alex de Joode 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

----- Forwarded message from Alex de Joode ----- From: alain(a)allegra.tempo.att.com (Alain Mayer) Newsgroups: sci.crypt,sci.crypt.research Subject: Demo of new personalized web "Anonymizer" Date: 11 Jun 1997 17:49:02 -0700 Organization: Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ Message-ID: <5nnh1u$djk(a)joseph.cs.berkeley.edu> Hi! We are Bell Labs researches currently experimenting with a new tool that helps you easily create and use consistent unique personal identities at web sites that provide personalized services. LPWA (Lucent Personalized Web Assistant) creates these unique identities on demand. LPWA supports these features: - Privacy: Your true identity remains unknown to the web-sites. When a web-site asks you to provide a username, password, or e-mail address, you instead enter '\u', '\p', or '\@', and the LPWA proxy submits to the web-site an alias-username, an alias-password, or an alias-e-mail address. LPWA computes a different, but consistent, alias for you for each web-site. - Convenience: Because LPWA computes your alias identity for you, you do not need to invent and remember multiple usernames and passwords. Instead, you only need to remember and protect one secret ("universal password"). You provide your secret to the proxy, along with your e-mail address, exactly once during a browsing session, after that you browse the web transparently. Check http://lpwa.com/ to see how to use LPWA. To obtain more information about LPWA, see http://www.bell-labs.com/project/lpwa/ Pointers to personalized web-sites, where you can open and maintain accounts, are given in http://www.bell-labs.com/project/lpwa/background.html#personalized Please note that this project has not yet been publicy announced and that documentation and code are currently being revised. Also, the current (temporary) set-up, where you have to connect to LPWA over an insecure connection is not "optimal" (to say the least, but all in all much better than if you browse the "usual way"). Hence, we are really looking for "friendly users" at this time whose feedback will help us to make improvements. Regards, Alain Mayer ----- End of forwarded message from Alex de Joode ----- Groet, -- Alex de Joode usura(a)zedz.com | ZedZ InterNET Laboratories | http://www.zedz.net

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BYE_cda
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

6-16-97, NYP: With a groundbreaking Supreme Court decision imminent on a new law restricting children's access to indecent material on the Internet, senior Clinton administration officials are preparing a policy that undercuts the administration's strong support of the law until now. Administration officials, anticipating that the court will strike the law down as an unconstitutional abridgment of free speech, have been quietly fashioning a new communications policy that leaves most regulation of the sprawling online world to the industry itself. No announcement will be made until the court rules on the constitutionality of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. And officials noted that the current draft of a working group's report, dated June 4, is not necessarily the last word spelling out the new approach. The president makes policy, they said, and this matter will not be settled until he approves. ----- BYE_cda http://jya.com/byecda.htm

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High-Class Hoards
by Shift Control 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

This week in the award-winning Shift Control... The Hoarding Issue "Nowadays Charles Saatchi buys up entire shows of new talent in the Young Brit Art pack. Recently he bought nearly all the Chapman brothers' disturbing child mannequins with penises and anuses in peculiar places. And the whole of the Martin Maloney show, 'Die Yuppie Scum'. I imagine his art depository must be as big as an out-of-town IKEA store, with fork-lift trucks whizzing around it and people with clipboards checking stock." - Professor Lisa Jardine on art collectors, the ultimate hoarders. "Mum keeps throwing more and more pairs of shoes into the black hole at the bottom of her wardrobe, never to be seen again, even though she might only have worn them once. This shoe fixation is a trait the rest of the family seems to have inherited. Normal kids inherit eye colour from their parents; we all got the urge to stash flip-flops." - Emma Caldwell on growing up in a house of maniacal hoarders. "Charlie describes himself as a 'guardian of logic'. 'I've seen some super-open people, into Buddhism and Feng shui and geomancing. But that,' says Charlie, nodding towards the hoard of jumble, 'is an ecclesiastical anathema, trying to combine all things, all religions together.'" - Shift Control rumbles through jumble and finds a philosopher in the closet. Plus: The Shift Control Gallery, the world's first bionic bee, and a chance to win 200 smackers in our short story competition. All waiting for you NOW at http://www.shiftcontrol.com _____________________________________________ Shift Control is produced by the Guardian's New Media Lab with help from Boddingtons and Stella Artois Dry To unsubscribe from this mailing list send e-mail to shiftcontrol-request(a)nml.guardian.co.uk with the following text in the body of the mail message: unsubscribe

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17 Dec '03

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New CIA Rule on Information Access
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The CIA has published in the Federal Register today interim rules and soliciting comments prior to adoption of final rules to implement its obligations under the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and Executive Order 12958 provisions relating to classification challenges by authorized holders, requests for mandatory declassification review, and access by historical researchers. http://jya.com/cia061697.txt (150K)

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List of reliable remailers
by Raph Levien 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I operate a remailer pinging service which collects detailed information about remailer features and reliability. To use it, just finger remailer-list(a)kiwi.cs.berkeley.edu There is also a Web version of the same information, plus lots of interesting links to remailer-related resources, at: http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~raph/remailer-list.html This information is used by premail, a remailer chaining and PGP encrypting client for outgoing mail. For more information, see: http://www.c2.org/~raph/premail.html For the PGP public keys of the remailers, finger pgpkeys(a)kiwi.cs.berkeley.edu This is the current info: REMAILER LIST This is an automatically generated listing of remailers. The first part of the listing shows the remailers along with configuration options and special features for each of the remailers. The second part shows the 12-day history, and average latency and uptime for each remailer. You can also get this list by fingering remailer-list(a)kiwi.cs.berkeley.edu. $remailer{"extropia"} = "<remail(a)miron.vip.best.com> cpunk pgp special"; $remailer{"mix"} = "<mixmaster(a)remail.obscura.com> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut ek ksub reord ?"; $remailer{"replay"} = "<remailer(a)replay.com> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut post ek"; $remailer{"exon"} = "<remailer(a)remailer.nl.com> cpunk pgp hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"haystack"} = "<haystack(a)holy.cow.net> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"lucifer"} = "<lucifer(a)dhp.com> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"jam"} = "<remailer(a)cypherpunks.ca> cpunk mix pgp hash middle latent cut ek"; $remailer{"winsock"} = "<winsock(a)rigel.cyberpass.net> cpunk pgp pgponly hash cut ksub reord"; $remailer{'nym'} = '<config(a)nym.alias.net> newnym pgp'; $remailer{"balls"} = "<remailer(a)huge.cajones.com> cpunk pgp hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"squirrel"} = "<mix(a)squirrel.owl.de> cpunk mix pgp pgponly hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"middle"} = "<middleman(a)jpunix.com> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut ek reord"; $remailer{'cyber'} = '<alias(a)alias.cyberpass.net> alpha pgp'; $remailer{"dustbin"} = "<dustman(a)athensnet.com> cpunk pgp hash latent cut ek mix reord middle"; $remailer{'weasel'} = '<config(a)weasel.owl.de> newnym pgp'; $remailer{"reno"} = "<middleman(a)cyberpass.net> cpunk mix pgp hash middle latent cut ek reord ?"; $remailer{"wazoo"} = "<remailer(a)wazoo.com> cpunk mix pgp hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"shaman"} = "<remailer(a)lycaeum.org> cpunk pgp hash latent cut ek"; $remailer{"hidden"} = "<remailer(a)hidden.net> cpunk pgp hash latent cut"; catalyst(a)netcom.com is _not_ a remailer. lmccarth(a)ducie.cs.umass.edu is _not_ a remailer. usura(a)replay.com is _not_ a remailer. remailer(a)crynwr.com is _not_ a remailer. There is no remailer at relay.com. Groups of remailers sharing a machine or operator: (cyber mix) (weasel squirrel) The alpha and nymrod nymservers are down due to abuse. However, you can use the nym or weasel (newnym style) nymservers. The cyber nymserver is quite reliable for outgoing mail (which is what's measured here), but is exhibiting serious reliability problems for incoming mail. The squirrel and winsock remailers accept PGP encrypted mail only. 403 Permission denied errors have been caused by a flaky disk on the Berkeley WWW server. This seems to be fixed now. The penet remailer is closed. Last update: Mon 16 Jun 97 6:49:32 PDT remailer email address history latency uptime ----------------------------------------------------------------------- weasel config(a)weasel.owl.de +--+--+--+- 1:51:30 99.94% squirrel mix(a)squirrel.owl.de +-+++-+--+- 1:48:38 99.93% hidden remailer(a)hidden.net -###_____.+- 31:17:55 99.88% balls remailer(a)huge.cajones.com ####+# -+## 37:39 99.73% mix mixmaster(a)remail.obscura.com --.-.-...-. 10:15:59 99.71% replay remailer(a)replay.com ** * **-++* 7:46 99.62% jam remailer(a)cypherpunks.ca ***** ++ ++* 12:39 99.58% reno middleman(a)cyberpass.net ---+_---.--- 2:05:48 99.44% cyber alias(a)alias.cyberpass.net ** * **+++** 21:08 98.20% winsock winsock(a)rigel.cyberpass.net ---------- - 6:05:20 98.03% lucifer lucifer(a)dhp.com ++ ++++-+++ 42:58 97.94% nym config(a)nym.alias.net # 2:46 51.51% History key * # response in less than 5 minutes. * * response in less than 1 hour. * + response in less than 4 hours. * - response in less than 24 hours. * . response in more than 1 day. * _ response came back too late (more than 2 days). cpunk A major class of remailers. Supports Request-Remailing-To: field. eric A variant of the cpunk style. Uses Anon-Send-To: instead. penet The third class of remailers (at least for right now). Uses X-Anon-To: in the header. pgp Remailer supports encryption with PGP. A period after the keyword means that the short name, rather than the full email address, should be used as the encryption key ID. hash Supports ## pasting, so anything can be put into the headers of outgoing messages. ksub Remailer always kills subject header, even in non-pgp mode. nsub Remailer always preserves subject header, even in pgp mode. latent Supports Matt Ghio's Latent-Time: option. cut Supports Matt Ghio's Cutmarks: option. post Post to Usenet using Post-To: or Anon-Post-To: header. ek Encrypt responses in reply blocks using Encrypt-Key: header. special Accepts only pgp encrypted messages. mix Can accept messages in Mixmaster format. reord Attempts to foil traffic analysis by reordering messages. Note: I'm relying on the word of the remailer operator here, and haven't verified the reord info myself. mon Remailer has been known to monitor contents of private email. filter Remailer has been known to filter messages based on content. If not listed in conjunction with mon, then only messages destined for public forums are subject to filtering. Raph Levien

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Kerrey bill introduced in Senate (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hi, Forwarded message: > Date: Tue, 17 Jun 1997 19:09:09 -0400 > From: Robert Hettinga <rah(a)shipwright.com> > Subject: Kerrey bill introduced in Senate > Sen. Kerrey's evil "Secure Public Networks Act" was introduced in the > Senate today, cosponsored by Sen. McCain. > > The bill, if passed, would: > > Criminalize breaking another person's ciphertext for the purpose of > violating their privacy, security, or property rights; (goodbye, Netscape > bugs bounty and DES/RC4 cracks) (s. 105(3)) Actualy it would prevent me from cracking your ciphertext, it does not prevent me from trying to crack my own ciphertext. Since I am supplying the plaintext it is clear that I can continue to test Netscape or any other algorithm. It also implies, by specificaly mentioning privacy, that you can give me permission to attempt to crack your ciphertext. It, intentionaly or not, give you the individual the choice and not Uncle Sam. > Criminalize intercepting another's intellectual property for the purpose of > violating intellectual property rights (s. 105(4)) I have absolutely no problem with making it illegal for you to packet sniff my network when your specific goal is to take internal information against my will and use it against me. I think this is the kind of law that needs to be made. I would however suspect that existing law covers this quite thoroughly. > Require federal government purchasers of crypto equipment to buy GAK > crypto; (s. 202, 204) The federal government can require whatever the hell it wants of itself. I don't work for them anymore and would not consider it in the future. When they start telling me that I have to do something for their convenience, then and there I have a major bitch. > Require crypto products purchased with federal funds for use on a public > network to employ GAK crypto; (s. 203, 205) See above. > Legalize the export of 56-bit DES crypto; (s. 302) Ain't much, but it is a step in the right direction. I mean, 64-bit ain't that far from 56, and shoot if your gonna give me 64 how about 128 since it is ONLY twice as 'large'. > Criminalizes the issuance of signature certificates by registered CA's for > encryption keys if the user has not complied with GAK procedures; (s. > 407(a)(4)) When did they pass a law requiring registration of CA's in the first place? Or is this another law that only applies to voluntarily registered government CA's? And just exactly what is the ANSI/ISO standard of said registrant? RFC? > Criminalizes requesting a signature certificate for an encryption key from > a registered CA if the user has not complied with GAK procedures; (s. > 407(a)(5)) I don't understand this. Is the person asking committing the crime for asking for a signature certificate without complying with GAK processes? Or is the person refusing to register their key with a CA after the CA received a request from a third party? > Allows the Secretary of Commerce to "make investigations, obtain > information, take sworn testimony, and require reports or the keeping of > records by .. any person", to the extent necessary to enforce the Act; (s. > 701(a)) Are you saying they must require everyone in a particular business class to comply with their regulatory mechanations without exception OR that they will be able to force such regulatory excesses as they can squeeze out of an individual person/business? > Allows the Secretary of Commerce to subpoena witnesses and documents in any > State at any designated place; (s. 701(b)(3)(A)) Their enforcement agents already have this power since they are considered federal agents equivalent to DEA or FBI (Hint: NEVER argue with a guy wearing NOAA, NASA, USGS, DoA, etc. *AND* a badge). > Allows the Secretary of Commerce to impose civil/adminstrative penalties of > up to $100K for violations of the Act; (s. 702(1)) Without trial? ____________________________________________________________________ | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http:// www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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by ballman＠t-1net.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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About Golf Balls
by ballman＠t-1net.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Anguilla surpasses US military in code breaking challenge.
by Vincent Cate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Press Release Anguilla, June 16, 1997 Anguilla surpasses US military in code breaking challenge. The Caribbean country of Anguilla has searched through more than 2,380,000,000,000 code keys as part of the Deschall effort to break a DES encrypted message. This is in response to a challenge by RSA Inc to show that DES 56 bit keys are not large enough given the rapid advances in computing technology. As of June 16th, the entire US military effort, represented by Internet machine names ending in ".mil" in the Deschall statistics pages, has searched fewer keys. Anguilla host names end in ".com.ai". Anguilla is a free and democratic country, that does not limit key lengths. Offshore Information Services organized the Anguilla effort. OIS also hosted a conference in Anguilla called "Financial Cryptography 97" in February of this year. Deschall: http://www.frii.com/~rcv/deschall.htm RSA: http://www.rsa.com/rsalabs/97challenge/ Offshore: http://www.offshore.com.ai/ Statistics: http://www.frii.com/~rcv/krstat/ FC97: http://www.offshore.com.ai/fc97/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vincent Cate Offshore Information Services Vince(a)Offshore.com.ai http://www.offshore.com.ai/ Anguilla, BWI http://www.offshore.com.ai/vince ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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