December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: UK spooks invent RSA, DH in 1973
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Steve Bellovin of ATT has posted a message on Cryptography in response to the CESG paper in which he discloses a 1962 National Security Action Memorandum by President Kennedy on permissive link devices for nuclear weapons which apparently led to NSA invention of PK crypto. Matt Blaze obtained the NASM under FOIA and Steve is offering it on his Web site as GIF images. http://www.research.att.com/~smb/nsam-160/pg?.gif where ? ranges from 1 through 7. We've transcribed the images and put them with Steve's message: http://jya.com/nsam-160.htm BTW, Professor Denning posted an announcement of the CESG paper to UK Crypto (where a notice had appeared earlier) with brief comment of prior art signficance.

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by Human Gus-Peter 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: VME As AES?
by Bruce Balden 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I don't suppose the instinctive avoidance of security by obscurity (validated by many problems in the past, especially the Enigma cipher used by the Wehrmacht) has penetrated the great cryptographic minds o Meganet? -----Original Message----- From: John Young <jya(a)pipeline.com> To: cypherpunks(a)toad.com <cypherpunks(a)toad.com> Date: Wednesday, December 17, 1997 12:13 PM Subject: VME As AES? >PR Newswire, December 17, 1997: > >Los Angeles -- IBM telephoned Meganet Corporation ten days ago >after reviewing the Virtual Matrix Encryption (VME) algorithm and >highly recommended the VME technology to be the national >standard for data encryption, reported Meganet. The IBM >spokesperson from the Security Technology Division requested >immediate submission of VME to the National Institute of Standards >& Technology and the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers to >facilitate the standardization. Obviously, Meganet's claim that their >VME technology is completely impenetrable has garnered much >support. > >Source: Meganet Corporation. http://www.meganet.com >

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Re: Clinton signs draconian antipiracy law, from the Netly News
by Rose Aguilar 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> >Just what is the meaning of "Willful" in this context? > We asked Rep. Goodlatte that question in today's 1:00 CNET Radio show. I would paraphrase his answer, but it's a 10 minute interview so check it out. http://www.radio.com/ -Rose CNET Radio Reporter/Producer 150 Chestnut St. San Francisco, CA 94111 415/395-7800 X 1227 Fax: 415/395-7815 http://www.radio.com/

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Jim Bell Letter
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 15:32:43 -0800 To: jya(a)pipeline.com From: Anonymous Subject: Letter from Jim 12/17 I received a letter from Jim today. He apologizes for taking so long to reply, citing his transfer to the Federal Detention Center and that, at that time, everything except his legal papers were "lost", including my address and telephone number. ... He says (for your web page, John): ------------------------ . He mentions that he was sentenced to 11 months, and that mathematics suggests that since he's been in for almost 7 months, he only has 4 months to go. "It'll be hard to wait this long, but that's life." . "Unfortunately, I've been getting some highly-distorted (bad) publicity in the last few weeks. It is obvious that the government is trying to engage in a "character assassination" spree against me. They will fail in the end, but it will be painful to me until then. Please explain this to the public. Thanks." . Currently he's only allowed one call per week, and so he will be making that call to his relatives. However, he does intend to write. . It won't be possible to make visits to him at this time, because, "This place has weird rules, as it is supposed to be a "temporary" holding facility, and only close family members are allowed to visit." . "If anyone has an old paperback copy of the book "2010" that they can spare, I'd appreciate it." . His new address: Register 26906-086 Federal Detention Center P.O. Box 68976 Seattle, WA 98168 -----------------------

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Can I do Pubkic Domain that -
by Nobuki Nakatuji 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: Can I do Pubkic Domain that -
by Bruce Balden 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Are you looking for access to the MISTY source code? It's still illegal to export it pending an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Even if that appeal fails, Congress will likely pass amended laws and/or the NSA/Commerce Dept will issue revised regulations on the same day that an unfavourable decision is announced. Those guys just never learn that not only is the barn door open, but that contents were never theirs to begin with. -----Original Message----- From: Nobuki Nakatuji <bd1011(a)hotmail.com> To: cypherpunks(a)toad.com <cypherpunks(a)toad.com> Date: Wednesday, December 17, 1997 6:22 PM Subject: Can I do Pubkic Domain that - >Can I do Pubkic Domain that I posted MISTY source code before? > > >______________________________________________________ >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

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Re: Can I do Pubkic Domain that -
by Nobuki Nakatuji 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

As for me, posted MISTY source code from Japan. Why is it improper if permission isn't taken from NSA/Commerce Dept ? > >Are you looking for access to the MISTY source code? It's still illegal to >export it pending an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Even if that appeal >fails, Congress will likely pass amended laws and/or the NSA/Commerce Dept >will issue revised regulations on the same day that an unfavourable decision >is announced. > >Those guys just never learn that not only is the barn door open, but that >contents were never theirs to begin with. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Nobuki Nakatuji <bd1011(a)hotmail.com> >To: cypherpunks(a)toad.com <cypherpunks(a)toad.com> >Date: Wednesday, December 17, 1997 6:22 PM >Subject: Can I do Pubkic Domain that - > > >>Can I do Pubkic Domain that I posted MISTY source code before? >> >> >>______________________________________________________ >>Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

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by bureau42 Anonymous Remailer 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

When is Klintonkov running again? Why not?! He doesn't pay any attention to the other amendments!

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