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Re: VIACRYPT
by Bill Stewart 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 10:47 AM 8/15/95 -0400, No Name wrote: >Does anyone know if PKZ get's any royalties from the sale of Viacrypt- >it is after all his code, isn't it?. Or is the Viacrypt source entirely >different ? >Speaking of which code, has Viacrypt been "verified" in any way by >some independent agency? The RSA code in ViaCrypt 2.4 is different from the PGP code; most of the rest is the same. The documentation includes a note from Phil, and I think the code is signed by him. You can trust it. As far as money goes, I don't know their financial arrangements. My copy has a pretty low serial number; I hope they've sold enough to make some bucks. The Windows version of 2.7.1 is substantially different - it's got a GUI interface, with a shell-like piece underneath that looks more like vanilla PGP. The Preface says it's using ViaCrypt's DigiSig+ RSA implementation, the IDEA implementation is licensed from Ascom-Tech AG, the compression code is from Info-Zip bt Mark Adler and Jean-loup Gailly, and they've licensed Phil Zimmermann's PGP(tm) for the remainder. They also acknowledge that lots of people contributed, including Branko Lankester and Peter Gutmann. The code is signed by ViaCrypt, and their key is signed by Phil. The documentation is substantially rewritten, mostly for the GUI part. The examples are somewhat amusing (removing a signature from a key for Bill Haydon <bill(a)5thfloor.circus.com> ....) #--- # Thanks; Bill # Bill Stewart, Freelance Information Architect, stewarts(a)ix.netcom.com # Phone +1-510-247-0664 Pager/Voicemail 1-408-787-1281 #--- Storyteller makes no choice - soon you will not hear his voice. His job was to shed light, and not to master. RIP, Jerry

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CAT_tal
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

8-15-95. NYPaper. [fundie lab-work for quantum cryptomorrow.] "It's a Molecule. No, It's More Like a Wave. In theory, an amoeba can behave as a wave and interfere with itself. In a university laboratory, a subatomic search for Schrodinger's Cat." Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently completed an experiment that proves that an object at least as large as a molecule can be made to act like a light wave -- forcibly split into two component waves and separately manipulated, altered, recombined and analyzed. Dr. David E. Pritchard and his colleagues at M.I.T. remind skeptics that quantum theory permits any object to behave as either a particle or a wave, depending on how it is viewed. Dr. Pritchard's research and that of other teams around the world represent an explosion of scientific interest in interferometry, a centuries-old technique by which waves are split and made to interfere with themelves, revealing details of nature that are otherwise hidden. With a brilliant history of discovery behind it, interferometry seems poised for a new golden age. CAT_tal (about 15kb)

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Re: Purple Boxes
by shamrock＠netcom.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <199508152206.SAA23244(a)acmex.gatech.edu>, gt7508b(a)prism.gatech.edu (PHrEaK!) wrote: >Does anyone know of sources for des chips??? >Are there any public key chips out there??? >Has anyone ever tried putting PGP on a chip??? RSA??? (Are these too >slow for realistic real time hardware voice/data encryption??) >I know a little about digital electronics (I am a computer engineering >student) and I would love to get some data books and see if I could >come up with a secure "encryption box" that people could build. I don't know off the top of my head who makes DES and RSA chips. I am sure there are many manufactors of DES chips. Try TI, National, and Motorola. I belive that Schneier has a list of RSA chip makers. For the DSP part of a "bump in the cord" encrytion box, you want to get the "TI TMS320 Family Development Support" booklet by calling (800) 477-8924. You also want to look at Motorola's 68000 CPU, DSP, and controller on one chip. I can't recall the exact product number. Just call Motorola and ask for it. Have fun, - -- - -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred. - --- [This message has been signed by an auto-signing service. A valid signature means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the signature and forwarded.] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Gratis auto-signing service iQBFAwUBMDE67ioZzwIn1bdtAQGdwQF+MnhFo72hoxjAzESO/MksNE1QKNys35Tp zJZJxng6FOxikLO01FjmKR32A47Pq7cK =in6Q -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: Purple Boxes
by shamrock＠netcom.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <SAA03565.199508152249(a)garotte.va.pubnix.com>, stripes(a)va.pubnix.com ("Josh M. Osborne") wrote: >I'm afarid it won't be $50 worth of parts untill you start buying >thousands of chips at once. For a single device, count on spending ~$400 for hardware. In large volumes, you should be able to go below $150. - -- - -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred. - --- [This message has been signed by an auto-signing service. A valid signature means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the signature and forwarded.] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Gratis auto-signing service iQBFAwUBMDE7oCoZzwIn1bdtAQFxAAF/YIJPuO5siDuspQhDGf6u+nks1lXfjCj9 z/NZFxQkVsDVv/GvQnPdPKYYr144eVuE =57Vm -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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PRZ Wins One
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

PRZ is awarded a 1995 Chrysler Award for Innovation in Design, says a $40,000 full-page ad in The NYT today, with a brief citation: Philip Zimmermann is the designer of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), an E-mail encryption software. Thanks to the algorithms of PGP, which was released to the public as free software in 1991, E-mail messages can be sent securely all over the world without the risk of interception by any third party. No mention of the free-world leader's sword poised to decapitalize the public-spirited designer to protect IC hegemony.

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Zimmermann wins Chrysler Award
by dmandl＠panix.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

There's a full-page ad on page A9 of today's Wall Street Journal announcing the winners of the "1995 Chrysler Award of Innovation in Design." One of the six winners is Phil Zimmermann. I quote: "Philip Zimmermann is the designer of Pretty Good Privacy (PGP), an E-mail encryption software. Thanks to the algorithms of PGP, which was released to the public as free software in 1991, E-mail messages can be sent securely all over the world without risk of interception by any third party." In case you're interested: "For the past three years, Chrysler Corporation has been honoring outstanding designers. By showcasing great innovations in fields such as graphic, interactive, product, architectural, and environmental designs, Chrysler strives to bring well-deserved attention to those designers whose common attribute is a passionate commitment to their vision." Among the other winners: the hip graphic design group Reverb and "carceral" architect Frank Gehry. --Dave. -- Dave Mandl dmandl(a)panix.com http://wfmu.org/~davem

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Re: Purple Boxes vs. Native Signal Processing
by Steve Bryan 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

At 8:58 pm 8/15/95, Timothy C. May wrote: [snip] >The trend is away from having two chips when one will suffice. Thus, the >Macintosh 840av and 660av had a Motorola 68040 _and_ a Motorola 56000 DSP [snip] >Pushing DSP functions into the CPU can be taken too far. Apple, for >example, had/has a "Geo Modem," or something like this, which does modem >funtions in the CPU of some machines. Last I heard it was stuck at being >too slow, with no software updates, and effectively is being abandoned. [snip] My apologies if this is being too compulsive but for reasons of accuracy it should be pointed out that the DSP in the Mac 660av and also the 840av is the AT&T 3210. The other point I'd make is more a matter of opinion. The Geopod and associated software has been excellent and revisions have just recently been released by Apple and Cypress Research. The phone capability is particularly well designed. This is in marked contrast to the demo program called ApplePhone which was mistakenly treated as an attempt at a finished product when it was just intended as a technology demonstration. It took an unusually long time for MegaPhone, the finished product from Cypress Research, to finally appear. As far as speed is concerned there is impatience about the 14,400 bps limit and that remains the major shortcoming. But even that may be corrected by Apple before too much longer. Personally, I'm more than willing to accept the tradeoff in order to have the tight integration of the three capabilities (data, fax and phone). I still have a funky NuBus card from SuperMac (with three RJ11 connectors and an RS232 connector that was designed to combine these capabilities, it was a prototype) sitting in a drawer while my Quadra and PowerMac are smoothly providing the services. The next step will be to integrate PGPFone with the other three functions so that one could handle data, fax, phone, and secure phone all with the same phone line and without requiring a rocket scientist to set up and use it. +---------------------------------------------------------------------- |Steve Bryan Internet: sbryan(a)maroon.tc.umn.edu |Sexton Software CompuServe: 76545,527 |Minneapolis, MN Fax: (612) 929-1799 |PGP key fingerprint: B4 C6 E2 A6 5F 87 57 7D E1 8C A6 9B A9 BE 96 CB +----------------------------------------------------------------------

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BUY_lou
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

8-16-95. NYPaper: "The F.B.I. and Ruby Ridge." [Editorial] Since the paranoid days of J. Edgar Hoover, the F.B.I. has been struggling to free itself of an institutional incapacity to admit its mistakes and punish wrongdoing by senior officials. Mr. Freeh, who was entrusted with this task, seems to have put misplaced confidence in a longtime friend and associate. Mr. Freeh is said to be infuriated that his trust was abused. Well he should be furious -- especially at himself. "Separatist Family Given $3.1 Million From Government." The Government agreed today to pay $3.1 million to the family of a white separatist whose wife and teen-age son were killed three years ago by Federal agents in a standoff on a remote Idaho mountainside. The decision to give Mr. Weaver and his children any money was particularly stunning, since Federal prosecutors tried two years ago to have him convicted in the killing of a Federal marshal at Ruby Ridge, and sought the death penalty. Federal investigators involved in the case were rebuked by the judge who presided over the trial. The case has also taken on political dimensions. Some conservative groups have cited the shootout, along with the 1993 F.B.I. assault on the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, Tex., as examples of Government abuse of power. BUY_lou

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DSP's, Purple Boxes, Etc...
by Alan Patterson 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

For those interested in design of these purple boxes, etc., you might want to check out a couple of magazines that are FULL of advertisements and specs on DSP's, CPU's, communications design equipment, etc: Data Communications (800) 525-5003 and Computer Design Circulation Director (918) 832-9287 email paulw(a)pennwell.com Both magazines are free. Alan Patterson (lep(a)wsnet.com) PGP public key available at MIT keyserver. WSNetwork Communications Services, Inc. Fngpt: 41D0F61B496FECC09FABECF686AB2AIC Montgomery, Alabama (334) 263-5505 (800) INET-750 PGP Encrypted Email Preferred

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Re: Purple Boxes
by shamrock＠netcom.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <199508152206.SAA23244(a)acmex.gatech.edu>, gt7508b(a)prism.gatech.edu (PHrEaK!) wrote: >Does anyone know of sources for des chips??? >Are there any public key chips out there??? >Has anyone ever tried putting PGP on a chip??? RSA??? (Are these too >slow for realistic real time hardware voice/data encryption??) >I know a little about digital electronics (I am a computer engineering >student) and I would love to get some data books and see if I could >come up with a secure "encryption box" that people could build. I don't know off the top of my head who makes DES and RSA chips. I am sure there are many manufactors of DES chips. Try TI, National, and Motorola. I belive that Schneier has a list of RSA chip makers. For the DSP part of a "bump in the cord" encrytion box, you want to get the "TI TMS320 Family Development Support" booklet by calling (800) 477-8924. You also want to look at Motorola's 68000 CPU, DSP, and controller on one chip. I can't recall the exact product number. Just call Motorola and ask for it. Have fun, - -- - -- Lucky Green <mailto:shamrock@netcom.com> PGP encrypted mail preferred. - --- [This message has been signed by an auto-signing service. A valid signature means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the signature and forwarded.] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Gratis auto-signing service iQBFAwUBMDE5iSoZzwIn1bdtAQETkgGAjfPRJ09tGSauoSSWuaQiBqeVjI0sWXWH vJ5Ft3efVPBaZTEMXh0Q4MOkH23ot3hS =FJ9y -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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