December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

WARNING -- ARE YOU BEING INVESTIGATED ???
by investigations25.com＠lsbsdi1.lightspeed.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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DCSB: The Internet as an Auction-Pricing Incubator
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- The Digital Commerce Society of Boston Presents Fred Hapgood "The Internet as an Auction-Pricing Incubator" Tuesday, June 3, 1997 12 - 2 PM The Downtown Harvard Club of Boston One Federal Street, Boston, MA Price, Including Luncheon: $30.00 The low transaction costs and interactivity of the internet are proving a highly favorable incubator for auction pricing. In April Yahoo reported 60+ sites supporting online auctions with more appearing every day. The largest of these hosted more than 50,000 individual auctions (not individual items) simultaneously and was growing at 25% a month. Online auction sites appear to be the only indigenous internet service that is a) generating profits of any scale and b) respectable. Fred will describe how these auctions work, some of their varieties, what they are selling, analyze the online auction site as a business model, review recent developments, and weigh the odds that online auctions will be associated with changes of interest in the structure of the economy and the culture. Fred Hapgood, <http://www.pobox.com/~hapgood>, is a free-lance writer based in Boston. While he often writes about aspects of electronic commerce, that being where the market is, he promises creditworthy clients an attentive and positive hearing to any proposition legal in at least one jurisdiction. Last year he spoke before the DCSB on franchising and the internet. This meeting of the Digital Commerce Society of Boston will be held on Tuesday, June 3, 1997, from 12pm - 2pm at the Downtown Branch of the Harvard Club of Boston, on One Federal Street. The price for lunch is $30.00. This price includes lunch, room rental, various A/V hardware, and the speaker's lunch. ;-). The Harvard Club *does* have dress code: jackets and ties for men (and no sneakers or jeans), and "appropriate business attire" (whatever that means), for women. Fair warning: since we purchase these luncheons in advance, we will be unable to refund the price of your lunch if the Club finds you in violation of the dress code. We will attempt to record this meeting and put it on the web in RealAudio format at some future date We need to receive a company check, or money order, (or, if we *really* know you, a personal check) payable to "The Harvard Club of Boston", by Saturday, May 31, or you won't be on the list for lunch. Checks payable to anyone else but The Harvard Club of Boston will have to be sent back. Checks should be sent to Robert Hettinga, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02131. Again, they *must* be made payable to "The Harvard Club of Boston", in the amount of $30.00. If anyone has questions, or has a problem with these arrangements (We've had to work with glacial A/P departments more than once, for instance), please let us know via e-mail, and we'll see if we can work something out. Upcoming speakers for DCSB are: July Win Treese TLS, Digital Commerce, and Export Issues August Duncan Frissell MarketEarth September Christof Paar Elliptic Curve Cryptography October Peter Cassidy Military Fiat and Digital Commerce November Carl Ellison Identity and Certification for Electronic Commerce We are actively searching for future speakers. If you are in Boston on the first Tuesday of the month, and you would like to make a presentation to the Society, please send e-mail to the DCSB Program Commmittee, care of Robert Hettinga, <mailto: rah(a)shipwright.com> . For more information about the Digital Commerce Society of Boston, send "info dcsb" in the body of a message to <mailto: majordomo(a)ai.mit.edu> . If you want to subscribe to the DCSB e-mail list, send "subscribe dcsb" in the body of a message to <mailto: majordomo(a)ai.mit.edu> . We look forward to seeing you there! Cheers, Robert Hettinga Moderator, The Digital Commerce Society of Boston -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 5.0 beta Charset: noconv iQEVAwUBM34DRMUCGwxmWcHhAQEgRwf+NMnjays51ipVI2DUkN7641PAGn21PWLI CdvLO8TbbXJu6KNcjw/E3fsz+j+ykiYZJl4liiNI7XUC3aB58QbKIHMouM09jIjA VrPaqGP5EL9DjGh+ZHl7qm/SuuP8a6tAfEWkxCHb6Z+X0ezWipziD+3S4PEe5wcd LLW7SRMvWxzVjDKfeokCZL3e43o4xfzNDPBStxVGvONC73A+FMDLWRFxcCJ1o4iX n9fevJuymUf1itZps2ZsK6eU1dXbcXgaX8326OkjBHvGg3IIF0lARKRpPlMVCWxG BCwpKsP/vkzw97+QuhOJJIg5fq0uXqXAADDOwS6SSwt3oCp6cuBcog== =DaZq -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ----------------- Robert Hettinga (rah(a)shipwright.com) Philodox e$, 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' The e$ Home Page: http://www.shipwright.com/

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Tim has his own Geek Code!
by Lucky Green 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I just noticed that Tim has his own Geek Code category: "y+++ I am T.C. May" http://krypton.mankato.msus.edu/~hayden/.codes/geek3.1.html Congratulations! --Lucky Green <shamrock(a)netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred. Put a stake through the heart of DES! Join the quest at http://www.frii.com/~rcv/deschall.htm

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BOUNCE cypherpunks@Algebra.COM: Admin request of type
by cpunks＠algebra.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

----- Forwarded message from owner-cypherpunks(a)algebra.com ----- >From owner-cypherpunks(a)Algebra.COM Mon May 26 15:57:06 1997 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 15:57:06 -0500 From: owner-cypherpunks(a)algebra.com Message-Id: <199705262057.PAA13157(a)manifold.algebra.com> To: owner-cypherpunks(a)Algebra.COM Subject: BOUNCE cypherpunks(a)Algebra.COM: Admin request of type /\buns\w*b/i at line 3 >From cpunks(a)manifold.algebra.com Mon May 26 15:56:57 1997 Return-Path: <cpunks(a)sirius.infonex.com> Received: (from root@localhost) by manifold.algebra.com (8.8.5/8.8.2) with UUCP id PAA13138 for cypherpunks+incoming-cyberpass(a)algebra.com; Mon, 26 May 1997 15:56:51 -0500 Received: from sirius.infonex.com (cpunks(a)sirius.infonex.com [206.170.114.2]) by www.video-collage.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id QAA01122 for <cypherpunks+incoming-cyberpass(a)algebra.com>; Mon, 26 May 1997 16:56:19 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from cpunks@localhost) by sirius.infonex.com (8.8.5/8.7.3) id NAA20075; Mon, 26 May 1997 13:56:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rigel.cyberpass.net (root(a)rigel.infonex.com [206.170.114.3]) by sirius.infonex.com (8.8.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id NAA20063 for <cpunks(a)sirius.infonex.com>; Mon, 26 May 1997 13:55:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from punt-2.mail.demon.net (relay-11.mail.demon.net [194.217.242.137]) by rigel.cyberpass.net (8.8.5/8.7.3) with SMTP id NAA15274 for <cypherpunks(a)cyberpass.net>; Mon, 26 May 1997 13:53:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from fatmans.demon.co.uk ([158.152.120.223]) by punt-2.mail.demon.net id aa1107689; 26 May 97 21:14 BST Received: (from paul@localhost) by fatmans.demon.co.uk (8.6.12/8.6.9) id QAA00281; Mon, 26 May 1997 16:59:08 GMT Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 16:59:07 +0000 ( ) From: Paul Bradley <paul(a)fatmans.demon.co.uk> To: cypherpunks(a)cyberpass.net Subject: Mail problems Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.970526165201.275A-100000(a)fatmans.demon.co.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII I have seen only 3 or 4 posts from the cypherpunks list in the last 24 hours now, I have unsub-scr-ibed from algebra.com (which did not repond to a ping at around 11am GMT today) and re-sub-scr-ibed to cyberpass.net, but have still only seen another one post (raphs remailer ping post). Has anyone else experienced problems, inside the UK or outside? All of the post that have come through have been sent initially to toad.com, my guess would be that nearly everyone, regardless of where they are sub-scr-ibed, is sending posts to algebra.com, which appears to be down, therefore cyberpass and ssz, even though they are up, have not got many messages to send on, does anyone know where toad.com is forwarding posts to? I wonder if this outage might have anything to do with Igor moving the list to another machine, as I seem to remember he said he was, although if I recall correctly he did not think this would cause a problem. As I said, cyberpass is definitely up and has responded to my majordomo request. Datacomms Technologies data security Paul Bradley, Paul(a)fatmans.demon.co.uk Paul(a)crypto.uk.eu.org, Paul(a)cryptography.uk.eu.org Http://www.cryptography.home.ml.org/ Email for PGP public key, ID: FC76DA85 "Don`t forget to mount a scratch monkey" ----- End of forwarded message from owner-cypherpunks(a)algebra.com -----

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No Subject
by 00043.an＠edtec.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Microsoft has been involved for some time with smart-card keyboard readers, and I think some of my cohorts have seen the prototypes (I have not). I figure strong authentication will become part of the the platform within somewhere between 6 and 18 months. With Intel putting crypto on the main board / CPU, this poses very important issues --- it does not give me a warm fuzzy feeling. Tim May writes: > Could hardware-based chips be coming? At a recent meeting, John Markoff > asked me if I'd heard anything about Intel's rumored contract to buy 20 > million (yes, 20 _million_) keyboards with crypto features built in. I had > not heard this rumor. > > (Since then, though, there have been rumblings that Intel is preparing to > offer such keyboards, possibly with "user authentication" features (don't > know what kind). This might, speculating here, be linked with the Intel-HP > (and maybe Verifone, which HP is buying?) key recovery work. Conceivably, a > plan to sell a large user base (20 million?) on a hardware/keyboard-based > "secure commerce" solution.) I haven't heard anything about this rumor. However, if you look at the new USB chips being built by Cypress et al, it's not hard to imagine keyboards with ISO smart card readers built in. The USB chips contain a simple RISC core, lots of I/O pins and something like 4-8KB of FLASH or OTP memory. The incremental cost is a slot with 6 contacts for the smart card. Unlike PCMCIA, the ISO smart cards are cheap to build and easy to interface to. Schmlumberger is currently promoting it's "CryptoFlex" card which can do 1024-bit RSA sigs as well as triple-DES. I believe that it can do a 1024-bit sig in something like 20 ms. Eric

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No Subject
by Mix 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

In a jerk-off competition Timothy C[rook] May finishes second, third and fifth. ,,, ($ $) -ooO-(_)-Ooo- Timothy C[rook] May

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Decryption contest details...
by DataETRsch＠aol.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Host: DataET Research (http://www.dataet.com) Contest expiration date: July 1st, 1997 Encrypted file location: http://www.dataet.com/public/source/vsacmv20/crackit.dat Applied encryption algorithm: VSA2048 Encryption algorithm source code: http://www.dataet.com/public/source/vsacmv20/ Applied key size: 120 bits (15 bytes) Encrypted (secured) file size: 50,000 bytes Decrypted (unsecured) file size: 50,000 bytes Hints: No message hints available Key and message post location: cypherpunks(a)toad.com Contact: info(a)dataet.com Limitations: U.S. residents only Prize: Two free basic Web site packages CRACKIT.DAT file statistics: Type: Binary (Intel) Characters: 50,000

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Judge bans Internet gambling company from operating in Missouri
by Bill Stewart 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>Judge bans Internet gambling company from operating in Missouri > > http://www.nando.net/newsroom/ntn/info/052597/info14_11497.html > >Copyright © 1997 Nando.net >Copyright © 1997 Kansas City Star > >KANSAS CITY, Mo. (May 25, 1997 00:31 a.m. EDT) -- A Missouri judge >on Friday banned an Internet gambling company from operating in the >state. > >The Jackson County ruling places Missouri in the forefront of an >emerging national debate that will determine whether cyber gambling >fades or evolves into a $10 billion-a-year business, as some >industry analysts project. > >Visiting St. Francois County Circuit Judge Stan L. Murphy also >ordered that Interactive Gaming & Communications Corp. pay more than >$66,000 in fines and legal expenses. Interactive Gaming has refused >and plans to take its fight to federal court. > >Among other terms Murphy imposed on Interactive Gaming, which >operates out of Blue Bell, Pa.: > >- Interactive Gaming cannot market, offer or promote gambling in >Missouri. > >- Interactive Gaming must post a notice on its home page that >Missouri residents cannot register to gamble, and it must immediately >reject any who try. It must also notify the state attorney general if >anyone does try to register. > >- At its expense, the company must provide any of its computer >records or office records for any audits requested by Missouri >Attorney General Jay Nixon. > >The judge also found that Interactive Gaming's subsidiary, Global >Casinos Ltd. in the Caribbean, is a mere "alter ego" of the >Pennsylvania firm. Interactive Gaming uses offshore gambling >accounts to try to circumvent Missouri law, he ruled. His ruling >applies to only Interactive Gaming and Global. > >About 20 offshore companies offer gambling on the Internet and more >are coming, said Sue Schneider, managing editor of Rolling Good >Times OnLine, an Internet news service. Slot machines, card games, >roulette and other casino-style games can be played after >establishing a cash account that is drawn on during play. > >Nixon said he would watch for any other companies operating in >Missouri and act on any complaints against them. > >He said this was the first time in the United States that an ongoing >Internet gambling operation had been sued and stopped. He said the >company violated state gambling laws. The gambling business never >gained momentum in the state, because Nixon last month filed a >restraining order against it. > >The issue of Internet gambling is getting attention elsewhere. > >In Wisconsin, a state case is pending in which the state sued a >company that was about to start. A federal case also is pending in >Wisconsin in which a gambling company has sued to get a judgment on >whether Internet gambling is legal. A bill to make Internet gambling >illegal failed in Congress last year; a similar measure is pending >this year. > >As more Internet gambling companies open or announce plans to start, >Nixon said, "they are watching our case and the one in Wisconsin." > >Philadelphia lawyer Lawrence Hirsch, who represents the company, >said Friday that the fight between Nixon and Interactive Gaming just >started. > >"We'll send them a lawsuit in federal court," Hirsch said. "They're >trying to murder a legitimate business." > >The company will put the warning on its Internet site that Missouri >residents are forbidden to play, he said, "and we'll tell them why." > >"Do the people of Missouri think they need to get Jay's permission >to get on the Internet and spend $25?" he asked. > >Murphy signed the default order following unopposed testimony >Thursday in Kansas City from assistant Missouri attorneys general. >Hirsch said he chose not to appear. > >Assistant Attorney General J. Dale Youngs called witnesses, >presented evidence and drove home his points for four hours. >Highlights of the hearing included: > >- On Feb. 25 an investigator called the web site and a woman named >Marjorie assured him gambling would be legal. On March 17 he got a >user ID number and the password "Daisy." He mailed in $100 to play >in a slots tournament. Nixon soon filed against Interactive Gaming. > >- On April 24, Interactive Gaming agreed not to accept business from >Missouri residents and to put a warning to them on its home site. > >- From May 9 to 20 another undercover investigator registered to >gamble, mailed in $200 to start an account and gambled. That was >unintentional, Hirsch said Friday,"stupidity by employees." > >- Missouri strictly controls gambling and checks backgrounds of all >companies that apply for licenses. The FBI had served a search >warrant at Interactive Gaming headquarters in February. The company >does not know the reason for the search and no charges have been >filed, Hirsch said Friday. > >- All the income from Interactive Gaming comes from gambling >accounts that clients deposit in Grenada. If customers decided to >suddenly withdraw all that money, the company would be more than $1 >million short. > >Hirsch said Friday that Interactive Gaming's only gambling accounts >in Missouri came from the two investigators. He hopes for more later, >he said, when courts establish that citizens or federal laws control >Internet gambling. > >"They say they're not under Missouri law," Nixon said, "but that >hasn't prevented them from taking Missourians' money." > >By JOE LAMBE, Kansas City Star > >************************************************************************ >Michael A. Geist >Associate in Law, Columbia University, School of Law >435 West 116th Street >New York, NY, 10027, U.S.A. >e-mail: mag76(a)columbia.edu >url: http://www.columbia.edu/~mag76 > > # Thanks; Bill # Bill Stewart, +1-415-442-2215 stewarts(a)ix.netcom.com # You can get PGP outside the US at ftp.ox.ac.uk/pub/crypto/pgp # (If this is a mailing list or news, please Cc: me on replies. Thanks.)

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List problems or is it quiet???
by root 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I have checked the cypherpunks archive following my comment that I was not getting much mail from the list (only 8 to 10 posts per day) over the last 2 or 3 days, and the archive confirms this. Igor and Jim have confirmed that algebra and ssz are up, and cyberpass is reponding to majordomo requests... I`m just sending this to check that this really is not a list problem, as of course 10 posts a day is an uncommonly low traffic level for the list. Unless of course the black clad ninja`s have come round on 4am nomex hooded raids, and you are all in the ministry of love being questioned over allegations of thoughtcrime, which would explain the lack of posts ;-)...... Datacomms Technologies data security Paul Bradley, Paul(a)fatmans.demon.co.uk Paul(a)crypto.uk.eu.org, Paul(a)cryptography.uk.eu.org Http://www.cryptography.home.ml.org/ Email for PGP public key, ID: FC76DA85 "Don`t forget to mount a scratch monkey"

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CRACKIT.DAT increased to 50,000 bytes.
by DataETRsch＠aol.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

In a message dated 97-05-26 19:38:43 EDT, you write: << The test file is only 836 bytes long. Could you please post a file consisting of, say, 50.000 space characters encrypted with the same key? >> 50,000 with the same key? Sure. A new file will be posted under the same name as the previously posted one. The same key will be used to encrypt the file before posting. Contest details will be reposted. By the way, a simple VSA2048 decryption program will be released soon so that there will not exist a need to develop one to decrypt the file. Also, the contest expiration date has been extended to July 1st, 1997. Good luck! Again, random XOR is *not* the only method used to encrypt data. In fact, random XOR could be left out. Consider examining VSACMInternal (in INTUNIT.PAS) and VSACMProcessOperation in LIBUNIT.PAS for additional information. Regards, Jeremy Yu-Ramos DataET Research

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