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RE: Cryptogram: Palladium Only for DRM
by AARG! Anonymous 20 Sep '02

20 Sep '02

Lucky Green wrote: > AARG! Wrote: > > In addition, I have argued that trusted computing in general > > will work very well with open source software. It may even > > be possible to allow the user to build the executable himself > > using a standard compilation environment. > > What AARG! is failing to mention is that Microsoft holds that Palladium, > and in particular Trusted Operating Root ("nub") implementations, are > subject to Microsoft's DRM-OS patent. Absent a patent license from > Microsoft, any individual developer, open source software development > effort, and indeed any potential competitor of Microsoft that wishes to > create a Palladium-like TOR would do so in violation of Microsoft's > patent. U.S. Patent law takes a dim view of such illegal infringers: > willful infringers, in particular infringers that generate a profit from > their creation of a non-Microsoft version of a TOR face the risk of a > court ordering such infringers to pay treble damages. That's too bad. Trusted computing is a very interesting technology with many beneficial uses. It is a shame that Microsoft has a patent on this and will be enforcing it, which will reduce the number of competing implementations. Of course, those like Lucky who believe that trusted computing technology is evil incarnate are presumably rejoicing at this news. Microsoft's patent will limit the application of this technology. And the really crazy people are the ones who say that Palladium is evil, but Microsoft is being unfair in not licensing their patent widely! > As of this moment, Microsoft has not provided the open source community > with a world-wide, royalty-free, irrevocable patent license to the > totality of Microsoft's patents utilized in Palladium's TOR. Since open > source efforts therefore remain legally prohibited from creating > non-Microsoft TORs, AARG!'s lauding of synergies between Palladium and > open source software development appears premature. Well, I was actually referring to open source applications, not the OS. Palladium-aware apps that are available in source form can be easily verified to make sure that they aren't doing anything illicit. Since the behavior of the application is relatively opaque while it is protected by Palladium technology, the availability of source serves as an appropriate balance. But it does appear that Microsoft plans to make the source to the TOR available in some form for review, so apparently they too see the synergy between open (or at least published) source and trusted computing. > > [1] A message from Microsoft's Peter Biddle on 5 Aug 2002; > > unfortunately the cryptography archive is missing this day's > > messages. "The memory isn't encrypted, nor are the apps nor > > the TOR when they are on the hard drive. Encrypting the apps > > wouldn't make them more secure, so they aren't encrypted." > > In the interest of clarity, it probably should be mentioned that any > claims Microsoft may make stating that Microsoft will not encrypt their > software or software components when used with Palladium of course only > applies to Microsoft and not to the countless other software vendors > creating applications for the Windows platform. UNLESS Microsoft means that the architecture is such that it does not support encrypting applications! The wording of the statement above seems stronger than just "we don't plan on encrypting our apps at this time". There are a couple of reasons to believe that this might be true. First, it is understood that Palladium hashes the secure portions of the applications that run. This hash is used to decrypt data and for reporting to remote servers what software is running. It seems likely that the hash is computed when the program is loaded. So the probable API is something like "load this file into secure memory, hash it and begin executing it." With that architecture, it would not work to do as some have proposed: the program loads data into secure memory, decrypts it and jumps to it. The hash would change depending on the data and the program would no longer be running what it was supposed to. This would actually undercut the Palladium security guarantees; the program would no longer be running code with a known hash. Second, the Microsoft Palladium white paper at http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2002/jul02/0724palladiumwp.asp describes the secure memory as "trusted execution space". This suggests that this memory is designed for execution, not for holding data. The wording hints at an architectural separation between code and data, when in the trusted mode. > Lastly, since I have seen this error in a number of articles, it seems > worth mentioning that Microsoft stated explicitly that increasing the > security of DRM schemes protecting digital entertainment content, but > not executable code, formed the impetus to the Palladium effort. Further reason to believe that Palladium's architecture may not support the encryption of executable code.

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19 Sep '02

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[dgc.chat] First public release of NeuDist Distributed Transaction Clearing Framework
by R. A. Hettinga 18 Sep '02

18 Sep '02

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Re: software-defined radio killer app
by Meyer Wolfsheim 18 Sep '02

18 Sep '02

On Wed, 18 Sep 2002, Major Variola (ret) wrote: > In some parts of rural america, folks signal the presence of cops by > flashing their headlights > when driving. > > Occurs to me that would be a cool function for SDR: press code for or > say "cop". For N seconds, > phone periodically sends "cop" message picked up by other phones, > ignored by base station [1]. Phone also listens for these local > broadcasts. Upon hearing a suprathreshold number of "cop" messages the > phone alerts its owner. > > Better than a radar detector for emissionless, but visible, cops. Over > the hill coverage. Issues of > spoofing, trust, consensus familiar to readers here. > > [1] (different band entirely? UWB? B-tooth? FRS? ) Nice idea, but it won't ever achieve a critical mass of adoptees. Oinking one's headlights to signify the presense of a cop in waiting is a well established convention unlikely to be replaced by complicated technology. People who want to play with gizmos to avoid becoming revenue sources will buy radar detectors (unless they live in places like VA, where it is illegal to possess radar detection devices.) -MW-

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Re: software-defined radio killer app
by Major Variola (ret) 18 Sep '02

18 Sep '02

At 01:23 PM 9/18/02 -0700, Morlock Elloi wrote: >> Better than a radar detector for emissionless, but visible, cops. Over >> the hill coverage. Issues of > >This will be banned under WIPO and copyright laws Yep. Won't anyone think of the chiiiildren? >I think that some radar detectors have this built-in. Inter-("consumer")-node automatic communication of antisocial information over pirate protocols? I don't think so. Yet :-) I'm suggesting that end-user-configurable RF comp/comm devices are a quantum step in the development of "consumer" electronics in the us-vs.-pigs arms race. Or could be. Look dude, I'm just porting/downshifting the Rural Optical Signalling Protocol to a blog-like RF mesh network with a better horizon. You can ignore those noise bursts if you like :-) The main problem is >localisation - each district seem to be using different frequences. Could it be >that They are aware of dangers of the monoculture ? Frequencies are just bit patterns to a digitally controlled oscillator. DCOs are agile, dude. Got spectrum?

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Re: ylb
by svxNatasha 18 Sep '02

18 Sep '02

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