December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: Anonymous Remailers
by Lucky Green 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 11:39 PM 5/15/97 CST, TruthMonger wrote: >Tim May wrote: > >> Further, a clever little fix is to make one's own remailer site a link in >> the chain. All a snooping subset of remailers can do is trace the message >> back to your own remailers. Obviously, they can't know if the message was >> merely _remailed_ through your site, or _originated_ there. Thus, including >> oneself as a remailer also provides excellent plausible deniability.) > > This is a lame idea with no merit whatsoever. Since Tim's statement describes today's standard practice for increasing security for one's remailed messages, perhaps TruthMonger would like to explain why it has no merit. But then again, TruthMonger = Infowar. Guess we won't see an explanation that has merit. -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred "I do believe that where there is a choice only between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence." Mahatma Gandhi

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by success 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: The Inducement of Rapid Oxidation of Certain Materials....
by nobody＠huge.cajones.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Duncan Frissell wrote: > For the actual numbers of the major government murders see > > http://www.laissezfaire.org/pl6300.html > > DEATH BY GOVERNMENT > by R.J. Rummel > (Transaction Books, 1994) > I. Background Over 133,147,000 Murdered: Pre-Twentieth-Century Democide, 45. > II. 128,168,000 Victims: The DekaMegaMurderers > III. 19,178,000 Victims: The Lesser MegaMurderers > IV 4,145,000 Victims: The Suspected MegaMurderers Duncan, You have to keep in mind that these deaths were all necessary in order to curtail drug dealing and pornography. (Although it gave rise to a sharp increase in necrophilia.) I read a passage of a book long ago in which a historian recounted a number of different fallen dictators known for bloody purges who reminesced that if they had controlled their moments of "softness" (translate~~killed more of the right people) that they would still be in power. I wonder if Hitler's final words were, "Well, they won't have Adolf Hitler to kick around, anymore." DeathMonger

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VSA2048 CRACKING CONTEST
by DataETRsch＠aol.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Host: DataET Research (http://www.dataet.com) 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: 836 bytes Decrypted (unsecured) file size: 836 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: FREE basic Web site package & apology posted to cypherpunks(a)toad.com & discontinuation of VSA2048-based products CRACKIT.DAT file statistics: Type: Binary (Intel) Characters: 836 Mode: 179 Mean: 127 Median (middle character, no order): 3

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http://www.dataet.com/public/source/vsacmv20/
by DataETRsch＠aol.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hi, Here are the addresses of the slightly modified versions of the Pascal source code files of VSA2048 Cryptography Module V2.0 (the shareware trial edition version): http://www.dataet.com/public/source/vsacmv20/vsacm.dpr http://www.dataet.com/public/source/vsacmv20/intunit.pas http://www.dataet.com/public/source/vsacmv20/libunit.pas http://www.dataet.com/public/source/vsacmv20/stdunit.pas If you are not located within the United States, don't even consider viewing the files. Yes, I realize that the public release of the source code files is long overdue (okay, REALLY long overdue), but I would appreciate it if you e-mailed any suggestions, comments, criticisms, insults, etc. to jeremy(a)dataet.com. As I am not subscribed to the cypherpunks' mailing list, I would not receive any messages regarding the source code posted to the list. It would be best to download VSACM V2.0 from our Web site and make use of the help file included and analyze each function or procedure within the source code systematically. VSACM.DPR is the main project file. INTUNIT.PAS basically contains functions, procedures and data structures not directly available to developers. LIBUNIT.PAS contains the functions and procedures that are readily available to developers. STDUNIT.PAS contains the source of the algorithm extensions. Also, there is a VSA2048 encrypted binary file located at http://www.dataet.com/public/source/vsacmv20/crackit.dat. The file was encrypted using 120-bit (NOT 128-bit) VSA2048 key. Yes, I'm making things a whole 8 bits easier (although the maximum key length is 2048 bits). The first cypherpunk who develops a VSA2048 decryption utility, decrypts the file, and sends decrypted message and the correct key to info(a)dataet.com and cypherpunks(a)toad.com will receive a free basic Web site package. (Package details are located at http://www.dataet.com) (Igor, this is it!) If someone does indeed decrypt the file, I myself will post an apology and a declaration that VSA2048 constitutes a defective encryption algorithm to the cypherpunks mailing list. I will have the marketing of the VSA2048 encryption algorithm discontinued. The decryption utility must be a program that either incorporates the source code internally or incorporates the source code as a compiled DLL. (You must compile the given source code. The shareware trial edition version of VSACM V2.0, which only allows keys up to 40 bits in length, is NOT compatible with the given source code.) The "contest" expires on June 20th, 1997. The message and the correct key will be posted to cypherpunks(a)toad.com on June 21st, 1997. By the way, if someone cannot hack the file by June 20th...well...I don't know who'll be laughing then. After all, the applied key is only 120 bits in length. Also, the contest is currently limited to those who are subscribed to the cypherpunks' mailing list. There are no exceptions. By the way, you can check out DataET Research's Web site at http://www.dataet.com. (No, we're NOT using America Online as our Web space provider anymore.) Regards, Jeremy Yu-Ramos DataET Research

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Commercial privacy proxy server available
by Greg Broiles 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

See <http://www.iproxy.com/>; their service agreement isn't very pro-privacy (they don't want you to use it for porn, and reserve the right to disclose records to law enforcement or third parties, pursuant to warrant/process *or* informal request), but it's an interesting development. -- Greg Broiles | US crypto export control policy in a nutshell: gbroiles(a)netbox.com | http://www.io.com/~gbroiles | Export jobs, not crypto.

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Secure payments on the Internet the focus of internationalconference June 19-20 in Washington
by Robert Hettinga 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

--- begin forwarded text Date: Fri, 16 May 1997 15:17:31 -0400 From: Debra Greenberg <101664.3477(a)compuserve.com> Organization: FBMA America Inc. MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rah(a)shipwright.com Subject: Secure payments on the Internet the focus of international conference June 19-20 in Washington X-URL: http://www.shipwright.com/#contact Hello, Mr. Hettinga -- I'm a fairly recent fan of e$, having learned about it only a month ago. Aware as I am of the rules of Netiquette, I was hoping for your advice or assistance regarding how I might let other readers know about an important conference coming up June 19-20 in Washington on the subject of secure payments and the Internet. Sponsored by Digital Equipment Corp., Hitachi, CyberCash and VeriFone, the conference will address payment systems, security issues, digital signatures and certification authorities, regulatory issues, standards development, emerging technologies, and other topics. Keynote speakers include Ira C. Magaziner, Senior Advisor to the President for Policy Development; William Melton, CEO, CyberCash; and Frank V. Cahouet, CEO, Mellon Bank, among others. In addition to discussions on electronic purse, chip cards, micropayments, credit cards on the Internet and other payment systems, and in addition to progress reports on BIPS, NetBill, Integrion, Mondex and other high-profile rollouts, the conference will feature discussions on: -taxation of Internet commerce (Karl Frieden, Arther Andersen / Walter Nagel, MCI Communications) -risk management in business-to-business bill payments on the Internet (Anne Friedman, Chase Manhattan / Sandra Runyon, Southwestern Bell / Scott Smith, Jupiter Communications -establishing trust in electronic transactions (Lori Fena, Exec. Director, Electronic Frontier Foundation) - the US Postal Service's electronic postmarking and CA initiative - proposed changes to the ACH network to support Internet payments In all, there will be about 40 presentations. The CyberPayments 97 conference (which is accompanied by an exposition titled "i-Money" takes place June 19-20 at the Sheraton Washington Hotel and is organized by the National Automated Clearing House Association, which is actively involved in promoting all types of payment systems, including Internet payments. A full conference brochure can be found at www.nacha.org I hope you'll find the conference interesting enough to share with your readers. Thank you in advance for your consideration of this information. Sincerely, Debra Greenberg Managing Director FBMA America Inc. (on behalf of the National Automated Clearing House Association) 101664.3477(a)compuserve.com --- end forwarded text ----------------- 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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Re: Just Say "No" to Congress
by lucifer＠dhp.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Vladimir Z. Nuri wrote: > >> anyone who disbelieves in the authority of the US government > >> yet sends them their tax money is a hypocrite. > > > > Horseshit. That's no different from saying that anyone who > >disbelieves in the authority of armed robbers yet gives them > >their wallet is a hypocrite. > > Do you actually put any thought into your posts? > > > > ok truthmonger, after someone has stolen your money, do you > report it to the police, or do you just sit around and > curse the evildoer? what is your response when your money > is stolen? I kiss it goodbye and forget about it. The police are too busy pursing imaginary crime to bother with real crime. I caught a kid breaking into my camper by the Rose Garden in Berkeley. I handcuffed him to the bumper and gave him the option of my calling his mother or the police. When the Berkeley police cruised by I explained the situation and they had no problem with it, but I got a pile of shit from various Berkeley bleeding-hearts while we waited for his mother. I would have turned the kid loose before turning him over to the police, since I regarded him as a lesser criminal than many of them. I've lost a few thousand dollars worth of goods to thieves, but criminal cops have cost me tens of thousands of dollars in the legal system. TruthMonger

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PI/GILC UK Crypto Conference Cybercast
by Dave Banisar 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

For those of you interested in hearing a live cybercast of the Privacy International/GILC conference on UK cryptography policy, theURL is: http://www.encryption.co.uk Speakers will include Phil Zimmermann, Whit Diffie, Ross Anderson, and Carl Ellison. The Department of Trade and Industry and the National Criminal Intelligence Service will also present. The event is being hosted by the London School of Economics. A copy of the agenda is available at: http://www.privacy.org/pi/conference/dti/

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CC fingerprints
by harka＠nycmetro.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- http://cnn.com/TECH/9705/16/t_t/magnetic.security/index.html Catching counterfeit credit cards Researchers find way to check magnetic 'fingerprints' ST. LOUIS, Missouri (CNN) -- Researchers at Washington University here have come up with a way to spot counterfeit credit cards by detecting the unique "fingerprint" on the back of each card. <snip> Their solution, called the Magneprint system, reads the millions of tiny magnetic particles, which are unique on each card, says Professor Ronald Indeck. Each magnetic stripe on the card has two important areas. The first looks like a bar code, which contains the account number. The rest is a random pattern of magnetic information -- a signature that is different on every card and impossible to duplicate, Indeck says. <snip> The inventors say the Magneprint system can be used to stop other kinds of fraud, involving airline tickets, currency, and checks. It's expected to be made available to card companies later this year. ========================================================================== -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAwUBM311bjltEBIEF0MBAQHq1Af9EIo98F80FaAbiYJv9JBfR8QIFpwIHnCG HPZAyRFPz8Yx1AMApGc0i5JckqanriXzAEE/+3K1YiLcpL0X0yxUEA6wBc31nYG1 6so/mWdeaBMy81/Coa+534vPcWpPN4/TyBsiGitNzeh4dVit2yYg/AwW2NV092B2 p6ERgI91UtIxVov18CG2wpt960H2q4QNGnl5pI43xhHeutsZHvt97eDpoMTqaR6v nam1TpolXxQSxcubmOfUFyvI1hZN3bUx472OnfcrtuuNHMPsoGX11J9Z2NtTzwjx FbcpDJ0KCQtTlY1ViGHI60XqFFFWXUQ/pTZgXF8bVeOsIzOkicU0Ug== =Y3gr -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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