December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Import restrictions for crypto code
by Jerry R. Brady 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

First, I was at hip, met some of you, camped behind the cypherpunks tent and had a blast. I'm not on the list anymore (couldn't keep up) but have a quick question which I know someone can post a quick answer back to me directly. I'd appreciate it. We have an RC540/RSA512/MD5 crypto package our customers use for the secure exchange of CAD data files with some of the automotive industry OEMs - It is a very lucrative store-and-forward system. We have a customer in Italy and I need to know if there are any import restrictions for sending the software there. We already have a GSN exemption because the international code is whimpy. Perhaps there is also an on-line resource that covers what countries have import restrictions? Any help would be appreciated, please mail directly to me. Regards, Jerry ps. Lucky - what became of the "Brain"? -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Jerry R. Brady jrb(a)autoweb.net Technical Director (v) 248.967.3738 AutoWeb Communications, Inc. (f) 248.967.3739 -=- PGP5 key at pgpkeys.mit.edu or via e-mail -=-

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Left Brain / Right Brain QUESTIONAIRE
by stargazer＠force2.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Freeh letter to NYT
by Roger Schlafly 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

[From www.nytimes.com, Oct. 16, 1997] To the Editor: "An Attack on Privacy Rights" (editorial, Oct. 3) argues that the approach to encryption that the law enforcement community is advocating has somehow "put the need to eavesdrop on criminals above the privacy rights of ordinary Americans." Nothing could be further from the truth. You fail to mention that the same court-ordered, judicially approved procedures that now apply to wiretaps and electronic data searches would also apply to our ability to obtain decryption keys or information. In fact, what we proposed requires two orders from a judge before we proceed, not just one as now required. There is another issue that, if unaddressed, will have public safety ramifications. Encryption that cannot be deciphered regardless of the number of court orders or new technologies obtained by the police will devastate our ability to fight crime and prevent terrorism. It will nullify the ability to carry out court-authorized searches and seizures of criminal communication and electronic evidence. Policy decisions about encryption should not be left solely to market forces. Congress, the computer industry and law enforcement can work together to craft legislation that balances the public safety with the commercial and private needs of law-abiding Americans. We are not wedded to any particular solution, but feel that some workable solution can be found to insure that law enforcement can gain immediate access to the plaintext of encrypted criminal communication or electronic data that we have lawfully seized. LOUIS J. FREEH Dir., Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, Oct. 10, 1997 ---------------------------------------------------------------- How can he say this with a straight face? >In fact, what we proposed requires two orders from a judge >before we proceed, not just one as now required. The DOJ proposal, sect 302, says: (A) A Key Recovery Agent, whether or not registered by the Secretary under this Act, shall disclose recovery information stored by a person: (1) ...; or (2) to a law enforcement or national security government agency upon receipt of written authorization in a form to be specified by the Attorney General. It also contradicts his final sentence: >... some workable solution can be found to insure that law enforcement can >gain immediate access to the plaintext of encrypted criminal communication >or electronic data that we have lawfully seized. The term "immediate access" means without having to goto a judge. Roger

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what is purpose of CMR?
by Adam Back 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

This is a question which I am unclear on about PGP Inc's design goals in using the CMR method. Is the CMR field to allow the company to recover from the user forgetting his password? (recover his mail folder full of encrypted email). or Is the CMR field to allow the company to read the email in transit This seems like a fairly important distinction. Adam

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SSZ Down hard today... (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: >From ravage(a)ssz.com Fri Oct 17 20:10:35 1997 From: Jim Choate <ravage(a)ssz.com> Message-Id: <199710180110.UAA00156(a)einstein.ssz.com> Subject: SSZ Down hard today... To: users(a)ssz.com (SSZ User Mail List) Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 20:10:34 -0500 (CDT) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Content-Length: 1389 Hi Folks, Not shure exactly why, doesn't seem to be related to the OS or hardware, but you obviously are aware that SSZ had some serious problems this afternoon. I suspect (wild guess at best) that it was power related in some way. Anyway, I'll be watching it all weekend. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there | | be no way for the owners of wealth to protect themselves. | | | | -Alan Greenspan- | | | | _____ 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 74916810＠juno.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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MonkeyWrenching Monitoring
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I share and/or swap my email accounts with others on a regular basis, particularly at times when I can verify I was somewhere other than where the account was logged onto. I do the same with non-essential crypto keys, etc. This sharing, in many legal jurisdictions, turns your accounts into a 'public street', so to speak, meaning that any 'tracks' left behind don't necessarily lead to your own doorstep in a legalistic sense. A word of caution: If you don't have access to *good* legal services, the above methods may work against you, if push comes to shove. MonkeyMonger

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CMR Monkeywrenching Itself
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

a0a1a2a3a4a5a6a7a8a9 b0b1b2b3b4b5b6b7b8b9 ... z0z1z2z3z4z5z6z7z8z9 If you send the above message repeatedly, changing a single character at a time, in increments (X0a1a2.../aXa1a2...) some interesting things happen to messages encrypted to two keys, especially if they share a one-time pad. These 'interesting things' are wonderful tools for prying open the secrets of a foreign key, using what you already know about the key you are in possession of. If you happen to be working with an encryption program that unwitting allows you to access the one-time pad it is using (or to *supply* the one-time pad it uses), then you can crack secret keys during your lunch breaks and still have time to complete a level of Doom before it is time to get back to work.

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by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

CNN logo Navigation Infoseek/Big Yellow Pathfinder/Warner Bros Tech banner IBM Reinventing Education rule GOVERNORS WARN COLLECTING INTERNET TAXES WOULDN'T BE EASY Internet taxes October 17, 1997 Web posted at: 11:12 p.m. EDT (0312 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's governors and local officials, already having difficulty collecting taxes on catalog sales, said Friday a bill aimed at restricting new taxes on the Internet would worsen their problems. "It's very similar," Republican Gov. George V. Voinovich of Ohio said at a press briefing. "We've had an ongoing problem in terms of how to handle that. We've been continuing to try and work that out with those businesses in the states that have the large mail-order catalogs." The National Governors' Association estimates states lose $4 billion in sales taxes annually from catalog sales. That's because states, cities and counties generally lack the authority to capture sales taxes on such sales if the catalog business is headquartered out of state. That problem could only intensify based on the projected growth of electronic commerce. Voinovich cited one estimate of $1.5 trillion in sales on the Internet by 2002. "I don't think this is the time for the federal Congress to rush into something that will have such a huge impact on state and local government," he said. Joining Voinovich to oppose the Internet tax bill were leaders from the National Association of Counties, National League of Cities and U.S. Conference of Mayors. Rep. Chris Cox, a Republican from California, and Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, have sponsored similar bills that would bar any new taxes on computer transactions -- such as taxes on Internet access or online services -- for an unspecified time while Congress studies the whole issue. The bill would make an exception to the moratorium for income earned through an Internet service; local business license taxes, if the Internet provider is located within the appropriate jurisdiction; and sales or use taxes, so long as they are the same as charged for mail or telephone orders. "We would love to have the bill say what the sponsors say it says," said Brian J. O'Neill, a Philadelphia city councilman, representing the National League of Cities. But O'Neill and others say the technical language of the bill contains a broad pre-emption of state and local taxes. Wyden spokesman David Seldin strongly disagrees. "We have bent over backwards to clarify language of the bill so there can be no questions" that local governments retain authority to levy the same taxes on the Internet that are assessed on catalog sales, Seldin said. The bill seeks to halt new local taxes aimed specifically at Internet businesses. One National Governors' Association official said the bill's wording would worsen the states' problem of collecting sales taxes on catalog sales. "We know that we have to sit down with the industry and make the sales tax work on Main Street, on catalogs and on Internet, in some simplified, clear and technologically neutral way," said Tim Masanz of the association's economic development group. "If Congress goes on record and says that Internet sales are the equivalent of catalog mail-order sales, those talks are doomed," he added. "I can understand their desire to fight that battle but it would certainly not do much good to create a situation where you are favoring one at-home purchase over another," said Seldin. Copyright 1997 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. rule Related story: * House panels back Internet taxation bill - October 9, 1997 Related sites: Note: Pages will open in a new browser window * THOMAS - Legislative Information on the Internet + HR 1054 - Internet Tax Freedom Act * U.S. House of Representatives + Commerce Committee + Judiciary Committee * National Governors' Association * National League of Cities External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. _________________________________________________________________ Infoseek search ____________________ ____ ____ _________________________________________________________________ rule Watch these shows on CNN for more sci-tech stories: CNN Computer Connection | Future Watch | Science & Technology Week rule Message Boards Sound off on our message boards You said it... [INLINE] IBM Reinventing Education rule To the top © 1997 Cable News Network, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you.

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