December 2003 - cypherpunks-legacy

RE: your mail
by Brown, R Ken 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> Bernardo B. Terrado[SMTP:bbt@mudspring.uplb.edu.ph] > > About the firewall configuration thing, is it our system or > others system (I mean other servers)? > And another thing, are you in favor of what I just did, > I meqan sending my Information.(commnets) I assume a firewall is meant to keep your network safe from damage, whether accidental or caused by hackers. crackers, criminals, spies or well-meaning friends and relations testing your security. One of the really really basic rules about security is that your operational arrangements should be kept secret. (NB that is *not* the same as saying that crypto algorithms should be secret or that security software source code should be secret, although NSA & GCHQ will say that it is...) If there are people who like to hack NT web servers for fun or profit (I couldn't possibly comment) then posting details of your setup on an NT admin mailing list is an open invitation. The silliest thing to do is to say what fix level your OS is at, and that you haven't installed the hotfixes because that saves potential hackers a lot of time. Imagine you were worried about being burgled when you went on holiday (vacation in the USA :-) You might ask online if anyone recommended particular locks or other security measures. But to say what locks you already had on what doors might be dodgy. To say that you had a particular lock but you had lost the key and therefore never used it would be crazy. And to say what days you were going to be away would be asking for it.

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Lawsuit ripens
by bill payne 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Wednesday 8/19/98 6:29 PM Charles R Smith http://www.us.net/softwar/ Dan Rather has a piece of Janet Reno appointing a special counsel to investigate Al Gorn tonight. In legal terms, WE may have a lawsuit ripening. Barf31.txt and brez5.txt Read your stuff about ciphering http://www.softwar.net/plight.html http://www.softwar.net/test.html http://www.softwar.net/type59.html Making money, other than way Al Gore APPARENTLY did with cryptography through RSA, is tough. Litigants WINNING a FOIA lawsuit get to charge the losers fees. Morales and I ANNOUNCED to magistrate judge Don Svett our rate of $100/ hr. We have LOTS of time into the lawsuit seen at http://jya.com/whpfiles.htm THOUSANDS of hours. Morales and I want our money and out of that lawsuit. Starting at http://www.worldnetdaily.com/smith/csindex.html I saw your picture at http://www.worldnetdaily.com/smith/980818.comcs.html You look young. Morales is 60 and has WHITE HAIR. I am 61 and EXPERIENCED. I was ASSIGNED BY SANDIA to break electronic locks for the FBI. It has been over about 27 years since I directed any Ph.D. students http://www-hto.usc.edu/software/seqaln/doc/html/gfsr.3.html http://www.friction-free-economy.com/ http://www.mhpcc.edu/general/john.html http://www.apcatalog.com/cgi-bin/AP?ISBN=0125475705&LOCATION=US&FORM=FORM2 Morales is A VERY CAREFUL THINKER. Like Sitting Bull, whose Indian name was Tatanka Iyotake, was born in the Grand River region of present-day South Dakota in approximately 1831. His nickname was Hunkesi, meaning "Slow" because he never hurried and did everything with care. http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/SittingBull.html Me too, I hope. Morales and I received our nomination materials in the mail last Saturday. We need to submit required information. The Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design, now in its sixth year, honors outstanding designers (or design teams). Winners are chosen from across the design disciplines by a judging panel of design leaders. One the selection is made, Chrysler will award $10,000 to each winner (or winning team) at a ceremony in New York in the Fall of 1998. Award winners will be flown to New York for the Award Ceremony. Additional information about this unfortunate matter http://www.aci.net/kalliste/speccoll.htm http://caq.com/cryptogate http://jya.com/whpfiles.htm http://www.qainfo.se/~lb/crypto_ag.htm involving Sandia/New Mexico is on the net. Zeitgeist means the right time. Doing anything before or after the right time wont work. Suing Sandia/DOE for the invoices RSA sent to Sandia might now be the right time. Think SLOWLY and CAREFULLY about what I write. And $s, of course. We must have a PROPER MOTIVATION for all of this. bill Wednesday 8/5/98 1:50 PM George B. Breznay, Director Office of Hearings and Appeals Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 Dear Director Breznay: Purpose of this letter is to ask you to properly process a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeal. I attach a copy of my Tuesday February 17, 1999 15:11 FOIA. letter to Elva Barfield. Albuquerque Journal w 8/5/98 reports FBI Director Again Calls for Fund-Raising Probe By Kevin Galvin The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The FBI director told lawmakers Tuesday an independent counsel should be named to investigate Democratic fund raising in part because President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore are under scrutiny. ... June 11, 1998 I received a letter from Tomas O. Mann, Deputy Director, Office of Hearings Hearing and Appeals. Mann wrote It is unclear from your correspondence whether you are in fact appealing Ms. Barfields March 30 determination at this time. If you wish to appeal that determination, please inform this Office as soon as possible by stating your intention in writing, either by mail to George B. Breznay, Director, Office Office of Hearings and Appeals, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, D.C. 20585-0107, or by e-mail to George.Breznay(a)hq.doe.gov. I comply with Manns request. Since the contents of the documents sought in my FOIA may shed light on possible wrongdoing by VP Al Gore, I ask that you process this appeal within the time limits specified by law. An agency is required to make a decision on an appeal within 20 days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays). It is possible for an agency to extend the time limits by an additional 10 days. Sincerely, William H. Payne 13015 Calle de Sandias NE Albuquerque, NM 87111 Tuesday February 17, 1999 15:11 e-mail and mail Ms. Elva Barfield Freedom of Information Office U. S. Department of Energy Albuquerque Operations Office/OIEA POB 5400 Albuquerque, NM 87185-5400 EBARFIELD(a)DOEAL.GOV Dear Ms. Barfield: VP Al Gore is in the crypto business. Information SuperSpyWay Al Gore Approved Encryption for China in Return for Campaign Donations by Charles R. Smith Portions of the above document posted on Internet at http://www.us.net/softwar/ and http://www.aci.net/kalliste/ states 1. Gore charged with encryption policy according to PDD-5 and PRD-27 on April 16, 1993. 2. Government officials represent themselves on Al Gore's behalf for RSA patent purchase negotiations in Feb. 1994. 3. RSA chairman Bidzos meets with Chinese officials at the same time as Ron Brown in Oct. 1995. 4. RSA Chairman Bidzos enters into merger negotiations with Security Dynamics, a company backed by Sanford Robertson, in Nov. 1995. 5. VP Gore calls Sanford Robertson from the White House for a donation in Nov. 1995. 6. Robertson delivers $100,000 donation ($80,000 soft - $20,000 directly into the Clinton/Gore campaign) in Jan. 1996. 7. RSA signs deal with China in Feb. 1996. The administration previously prosecuted similar deals but this time does nothing. 8. Justice Dept. approves RSA merger with Security Dynamics in April 1996 for $280 million dollars, netting Sanford Robertson's company a cool $2 million just to write the deal. In 1991 I was in involved with Sandia National Laboratories Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty seismic data authenticator. At that time Sandia director Tommy A Sellers had assumed responsibility for directorship from Robert Clem. Sandia supervisor Tom Wright replaced my supervisor, John Holovka, who was the supervisor for the CTBT seismic data authenticator. Wright brought in Ph.D. Steven Goldsmith to supervise me. Sellars, Wright, and Goldsmith were new to crypto-type projects. Much of this is documented at http://www.jya.com/whp021598.htm. This is evidenced by Sellar's attached SEP 24 1991 memorandum, which Goldsmith help author, addressed to Dr James J Hearn at the National Security Agency. The SEP 24 memorandum contained a number of technical errors. I corrected these errors in my attached December 20, 1991 memorandum. Department of Energy and it predecessors have a well-documented history of not requiring technical expertise for pursuit of interests. Stewart Udall, The Myths of August, writes, Any cover-up must be implemented and enforced by designated agents, and one man emerged in 1953 as the quarterback of the AEC's damage-control effort. His name was Gordon Dunning. Although the personnel charts of the 1950s list him as a low-level "rad-safe" official in the Division of Biology and Medicine, documents demonstrate that he was clothed with authority to manage and suppress information about the radiation released by the testing of nuclear weapons. ... About the time Sellers and Sandia Ombudsman gave me a directed transfer to break electronic locks for the FBI/ERF [engineering research facility], Goldsmith and Wright, certainly with the approval of Sellers, placed a contract with RSA Inc [http://www.rsa.com/] I was told. Ms Barfield, we think the American public needs to know more about RSA's work with Sandia National Laboratories. Therefore, Under the provision of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 USC 552, I am requesting access to: 1 ALL purchase requisitions, including any attached statement of work, issued by Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratories, or DOE/ALOO between January 1, 1991 and February 17, 1998 to RSA Inc. 2 Copies of all invoices from RSA Inc received by Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratories, or DOE/ALOO between January 1, 1991 and February 17, 1998 If there are any fees for searching for, or copying, the records I have requested, please inform me before you fill the request. As you know, the Act permits you to reduce or waive the fees when the release of the information is considered as "primarily benefiting the public." I believe that this requests fits that category and I therefore ask that you waive any fees. Your office agreed to waive fees before. This request is surely of "public interest." December 13, 1994 DOE/AL FOIA officer Gwen Schreiner waived fees for the reason, "We have considered your request and have determined that release of the requested records is in the public interest, that disclosure of this information is likely to contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or activities of the government, that you or the organization you represent have little or no commercial interest in the material contained in the records, that you or the organization you represent have the qualifications and ability to use and disseminate the information, and that the records are not currently in the public domain. A waiver of fees is therefore granted." This waiver of fees was, undoubtedly, issued as a result of former Energy Secretary Hazel O'Leary's Openness initiative. Heart of America paid my way to hear Secretary O'Leary's celebrated whistleblower speech. If all or any part of this request is denied, please cite the specific exemption(s) which you think justifies your refusal to release the information and inform me of your agency's administrative appeal procedures available to me under the law. I would appreciate your handling this request as quickly as possible, and I look forward to hearing from you within 20 working days, as the law stipulates. Sincerely, William Payne 13015 Calle de Sandias Albuquerque, NM 87111 Counterfeiting Wiegand Wire Access Credentials Bill Payne October 16,1996 Abstract Wiegand wire access credentials are easy and inexpensive to counterfeit. Access Control & Security Systems Integration magazine, October 1996 [http://www/securitysolutions.com] published the article, Wiegand technology stands the test of time by PAUL J. BODELL, page 12 Many card and reader manufacturers offer Wiegand (pronounced wee-gand) output. However, only three companies in the world make Wiegand readers. Sensor Engineering of Hamden Conn., holds the patent for Wiegand, and Sensor has licensed Cardkey of Simi Valley, Calif., and Doduco of Pforzheim, Germany, to manufacture Wiegand cards and readers. ... A Wiegand output reader is not the same thing as a Wiegand reader, and it is important to understand the differences. In brief, Wiegand reader use the Wiegand effect to translate card information around the patented Wiegand effect in which a segment of a specially treated wire generates an electronic pulse when subjected to a specific magnetic field. If the pulse is generated when the wire is near a pick-up coil, the pulse can be detected by a circuit. Lining up several rows of wires and passing them by a cold would generate a series of pulses. Lining up two rows of wires - calling on row "zero bits" and the other "one bits" - and passing them by two different coils would generate two series of pulses, or data bits. These data bits can then be interpreted as binary data and used to control other devices. If you seal the coils in a rugged housing with properly placed magnets, and LED and some simple circuitry, you have a Wiegand reader. Carefully laminate the special wires in vinyl, and artwork, and hot-stamp a number on the vinyl, and you have a Wiegand card. IN THE BEGINNING Wiegand was first to introduce to the access control market in the late 1970s. It was immediately successful because it filled the need for durable, secure card and reader technology. Embedded in the cards, Wiegand wires cannot be altered or duplicated. ... Bodell's Last statement is incorrect. Tasks for EASILY counterfeiting Wiegand wire cards are 1 Locate the wires inside the card to read the 0s and 1s. 2 Build an ACCEPTABLE copy of the card. Bodell's clear explanation of the working of a Wiegand card can be visualized zero row | | | one row | | binary 0 1 0 0 1 representation Solutions to Task 1 A X-ray the card B MAGNI VIEW FILM, Mylar film reads magnetic fields ... Edmunds Scientific Company, catalog 16N1, page 205, C33,447 $11.75 is placed over the top of the Wiegand card. COW MAGNET, Cow magnetics allow farmers to trap metal in the stomachs of their cows. Edmunds, page 204, C31,101 $10.75 is placed under the card. Location of the wires is easily seen on the green film. Mark the position of the wires with a pen. Next chop the card vertically using a shear into about 80/1000s paper-match-sized strips. Don't worry about cutting a wire or two. Note that a 0 has the pen mark to the top. A 1 has the pen mark at the bottom. Take a business card and layout the "paper match"-like strips to counterfeit the card number desired. Don't worry about spacing. Wiegand output is self-clocking! Tape the "paper-match - like" strips to the business card. Only the FUNCTION of the card needs to be reproduced! History Breaking electronic locks was done as "work for others" at Sandia National Laboratories beginning in 1992 funded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation/Engineering Research Facility, Quantico, VA. The FBI opined that this work was SECRET/NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION. Details of the consequences of this work are covered in Fired Worker File Lawsuit Against Sandia Specialist Says He Balked When Lab Sought Electronic Picklock Software, Albuquer Journal, Sunday April 25, 1993 State-sanctioned paranoia, EE Times, January 22, 1996 One man's battle, EE Times, March 22, 1994 Damn the torpedoes, EE Times, June 6, 1994 Protecting properly classified info, EE Times, April 11, 1994 DOE to scrutinize fairness in old whistle-blower cases, Albuquerque Tribune, Nov 7 1995 DOE boss accelerates whistle-blower protection, Albuquerque Tribune, March 27, 1996 DOE doesn't plan to compensate 'old' whistle-blowers with money, Albuquerque Tribune September 27, 199

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PointCast Survey
by pointcast＠esurvey.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: Pipe
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On Wed, 19 Aug 1998 HOPPYF1215(a)aol.com wrote: > > Send me info on how to make a pipe bomb. HoppyF1315 > > Go blow yourself (up) and stay away from those of us who actually have a clue.

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anarchy cookbook
by Spazherp＠aol.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Is any one home?

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Re: your mail
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On Wed, 19 Aug 1998, [iso-8859-1] Jørgen Spangen wrote: > > > school suckes > > And you blow. It equalizes the pressure.

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Re: email travel information
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On Tue, 18 Aug 1998 Ltisue(a)aol.com wrote: > > I am interested in travel between Knoxville, Tennessee and Des Moines, Iowa. > I would also be interested in Nashville, Tennessee and Des Moines, Iowa or > Atlanta and Des Moines, Iowa. Please notify me of specials in these markets. > > Thanks, > Linda Tisue > > ltisue(a)aol.com > > I find that having a friend tie you to the train tracks immediately before a train comes works well for travelling long distances. You might not wind up where you wanted, but instead may wind up in Spammer Hell, but one has to start somewhere.

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Re: Pipe
by Anonymous 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

On Wed, 19 Aug 1998 HOPPYF1215(a)aol.com wrote: > > Send me info on how to make a pipe bomb. HoppyF1315 > > Well, first you get a big, long pipe. You cut a hole in the top to let some oxygen in. Attach one end to the natural gas line, and stick your head in the other end. Turn on the gas. Wait about a minute, then drop a match into the hole at the top and congratulations, for you've reached a different and greater incarnation. Remember: Inhaling natural gas won't normally kill you, and it needs oxygen to burn. So you have to blow it up. Instant pipe bomb.

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CTIA Daily News from WOW-COM - August 20, 1998
by CTIA Daily News 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

========================================== Welcome to today's edition of the CTIA Daily News from WOW-COM. Please click on the icon / attachment for the most important news in wireless communications today. If you cannot open the icon/attachment, please visit http://www.wow-com.com/professional/ for the wireless daily news. Don't miss the major conference on implementing Phase 2 of the E-911 requirement--August 26-27 in San Francisco. For more information, click http://www.wow-com.com/pdf/locntech.pdf ===========================================

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Thank you for downloading NetMedic
by techsupport＠vitalsigns.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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