March 2006 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: There are over 20 ways to use the Gravitizer, check it out.
by Christopher Garland 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

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/. [PGP Creator's Zfone Encrypts VoIP]
by Eugen Leitl 15 Mar '06

15 Mar '06

Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/14/1842248 Posted by: CmdrTaco, on 2006-03-15 01:12:00 Philip Zimmermann, creator of PGP wrote in to tell me about [1]Zfone, his new system for encrypting any SIP VoIP voice stream. His first release is Mac & Linux only. I tested it with him using Gizmo as our client and it was pretty trivial to use. While it should work on most any SIP compatible VoIP client, he hopes that clients like OpenWengo and Gizmo will incorporate Zfone directly into the UI. Zfone has no centralization, and has been submitted to the IETF. He hasn't yet determined a license, but he believes strongly in releasing source code for all encryption products. A windows client is forthcoming. References 1. http://www.philzimmermann.com/EN/zfone/index.html ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature which had a name of signature.asc]

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15 Mar '06

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15 Mar '06

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15 Mar '06

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15 Mar '06

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Please DO NOT refer to our High Gain Omni Directional as Pipe Bomb
by Eugen Leitl 14 Mar '06

14 Mar '06

Tee-hee. Forwarded message: Subject: Immediate Action Required: Please DO NOT refer to our High Gain Omni Directional (ML-5299-HPA1-01 & ML-2499-HPA3-01/-02) as Pipe Bomb Importance: High Hi all: We had a recent reported incident where a partner carrying one of our omni directional antennas labeled Pipe Bomb was arrested at Orange County airport and led to the airport shutdown for some period of time. Homeland Security and TSA have been in touch with Anthony Bartolo regarding this incidence and we need to act promptly to prevent any future incidences. >From our end we have gone back checked with our supplier to ensure there isn't a Pipe Bomb reference in the product description, packaging or labeling and found that it is not the case. We have pulled products from our inventory and reviewed that we do not have refer to these products as pipe bombs anywhere. Our guess with this particular incidence is that the parts were re-labeled by the partner/end-user as a pipe bomb b referencing it as pipe bomb. When I do a Google search I find the following resellers using a description of Pipe Bomb with Symbol antenna products: 1) System ID- Part of Informatics. T. Ellis from System ID confirmed that they have cleaned up their website since the incidence. Google still shows the Pipe Bomb description and it may take a few days for them to update the description. 2) Direct Dial in Canada: Website needs to be cleaned up. David if you have contact within this firm.. can you personally reach out to make sure this happens quickly. I am sending this request to their generic customer service email id. 3) The Barcode Warehouse in UK: Ditto as 2 above. I would urge all Symbol associates to NOT refer to/label/mark these antennas as Pipe bomb in informal or formal communications. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. SYMBOL ACCESS POINT ANTENNA, 802.11A, 5GHZ, OMNI (PIPE BOMB), 5DBI ... SYMBOL ACCESS POINT ANTENNA, 802.11A, 5GHZ, OMNI (PIPE BOMB), 5DBI - ML-5299-HPA1-01. www.systemid.com/RF_-_WIRELESS/ SYMBOL_ACCESS_POINT_--107553.asp - 51k - Cached - Similar pages ML-2499-HPA3-01 - Canada : SYMBOL OMNI WIRELESS ANTENNA (PIPE BOMB ... Canada ML-2499-HPA3-01 SYMBOL OMNI WIRELESS ANTENNA (PIPE BOMB), 5 DBI, 2.4 GHZ. ... Omni antenna (Pipe Bomb), 5 dBi, 2.4 GHz ... www.directdial.com/ca/shop/item/ML-2499-HPA3-01.html - 27k - Cached - Similar pages Symbol AP-5131 Wireless Access Point - The Barcode Warehouse Symbol AP-5131 Wireless Access Point by Symbol Technologies from The ... (Pipe Bomb), 3.3dBi, 2.4 GHz Availability: Ordered upon request, o?=51.36 ex vat ... www.thebarcodewarehouse.co.uk/wireless/ symbol+technologies/ap-5131+wireless+access+point/997/0/5 - 77k - Cached - Similar pages Symbol WS2000 - The Barcode Warehouse Symbol WS2000 by Symbol Technologies from The Barcode Warehouse. ... High Performabce Omni Antenna (Pipe bomb), 2.4 GHz, 5dBi RBNC connector ... www.thebarcodewarehouse.co.uk/ wireless/symbol+technologies/ws2000/827/0/5 - 101k - Mar 6, 2006 - Cached - Similar pages ----- End forwarded message ----- -- Eugen* Leitl <a href="http://leitl.org">leitl</a> http://leitl.org ______________________________________________________________ ICBM: 48.07100, 11.36820 http://www.ativel.com 8B29F6BE: 099D 78BA 2FD3 B014 B08A 7779 75B0 2443 8B29 F6BE [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature which had a name of signature.asc]

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[Clips] Is Skype a haven for criminals?
by R. A. Hettinga 14 Mar '06

14 Mar '06

--- begin forwarded text Delivered-To: clips(a)philodox.com Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:58:24 -0500 To: Philodox Clips List <clips(a)philodox.com> From: "R. A. Hettinga" <rah(a)shipwright.com> Subject: [Clips] Is Skype a haven for criminals? Reply-To: rah(a)philodox.com Sender: clips-bounces(a)philodox.com <http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060217-6206.html> Is Skype a haven for criminals? 2/17/2006 1:10:55 PM, by Nate Anderson >From a law enforcement point of view, digital communication is a two-edged sword. On the one hand, it allows for the simple collection, sorting, and processing of massive amounts of information (such as in the FBI's Carnivore system), but on the other hand, it is much easier for users to encrypt their communications with almost unbreakable codes. Now that VoIP calls are becoming commonplace, governments around the world are struggling to adapt to the new technology, and Skype has found itself under extra scrutiny. The reason is that Skype uses 256-bit, industry-standard AES encryption that is nearly impossible to break without the key. The Skype privacy FAQ explains the system this way: "Skype uses AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) - also known as Rijndael - which is also used by U.S. Government organizations to protect sensitive, information. Skype uses 256-bit encryption, which has a total of 1.1 x 10^77 possible keys, in order to actively encrypt the data in each Skype call or instant message. Skype uses 1024 bit RSA to negotiate symmetric AES keys. User public keys are certified by the Skype server at login using 1536 or 2048-bit RSA certificates." All Skype traffic is automatically encrypted end-to-end without requiring any user intervention, and this encryption is posing a problem to authorities who need (or want) to listen in on conversations. Skype executives state that their software is free of all backdoors, and a security researcher who saw some (but not all) of the code agrees. Still, the company claims that it "cooperates fully with all lawful requests from relevant authorities," which may mean that they turn over keys to governments upon request. The call can also be tapped once it leaves the Skype system and enters the normal telephone network, so calls to a landline are inherently insecure. Still, strong AES encryption is enough to defeat real-time surveillance of telephone calls of the kind possibly used by the NSA. That doesn't mean that nothing can be gleaned from watching the traffic, which can be used to identify who the call is routed to and how long it lasts, but it does mean the contents of the call remain secure. Rather than being a new issue for law enforcement, though, this is actually just a new version of an old problem: how to access encrypted data on a suspect's computer? Encryption algorithms have been good enough for some time to prevent all but the most determined brute force attacks, but there are obviously other ways of solving the problem. For the FBI, keyloggers are a popular choice; they obviate the need for backdoors or for sophisticated computer solutions. They simply steal the password. The same (metaphorical) approach may give them access to Skype calls; rather than breaking the encryption, they simply grab the key and decrypt the data. The FCC ruled last year that VoIP providers need to offer backdoors into their systems for wiretapping reasons, but Skype isn't based in the US and so is not subject to the rule. It is subject to the EU's new Data Retention Directive, though, which may require them to retain call logs and decryption keys for a period of time. If so, real-time monitoring of Skype calls would still be out, but after-the-fact review of recorded calls from people of interest might well be possible for the government. -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah(a)ibuc.com> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 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' _______________________________________________ Clips mailing list Clips(a)philodox.com http://www.philodox.com/mailman/listinfo/clips --- end forwarded text -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rah(a)ibuc.com> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 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'

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14 Mar '06

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On being a cypherpunk
by Damian Gerow 13 Mar '06

13 Mar '06

For various reasons, what little faith I had left in the government has been whittled down to nill over the past year or so. And recent events (likely none of which any of you have heard of) have brought my faith in police to approximately the same level. Does this mean, after two years of semi-lurking, I'm on my way to becoming a cypherpunk? (As ASCII is not known for its ability to convey intent: I'm being facetious.)

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