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by Wu Tang 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Does anyone have comments, used, or know the strength of George Barwoods' Elliptic Curve Cryptosystem "Pegwit" at http://ds.dial.pipex.com/george.barwood/v8/pegwit.htm ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

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Minor Language Note
by nobody＠neva.org 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Tim May wrote: >My main point was that James Dalton Bell has already spent nearly 7 >months in jail, and has yet to even be sentenced. While it was not Tim's intention to make Jim look like a criminal, the use of a defendent's full name is often used to connote criminality. Lee Harvey Oswald, John Wilkes Booth, John Wayne Gacy, Richard Milhous Nixon, William Jefferson Clinton... there are many examples. I propose we call Jim by the name he calls himself: Jim Bell. Monty Cantsin Editor in Chief Smile Magazine http://www.neoism.org/squares/smile_index.html http://www.neoism.org/squares/cantsin_10.htm -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAwUBNGi3i5aWtjSmRH/5AQGFEgf/VcTdGTAqLir3+aBSGPl+sO++KwtOtZca Kg5tqBo1LtC28oVR53mHt86sCaffHy7Rq8kVgycFVg9KArvvvQteUacKpVXfuGpr TbqALDb3+6n2W/wEym51wbtJxUF8Vjfd30arXaoXx2DxZkJymPv4CR6YSkfZQlzA d3bezJKYNxBFiKeXM/0x2CVxF3wVnA7DA93WiwVWwfcHQGw83G3iGeN3+MqumykV Ts5HDS+7DJ0KUndmvcFwGQpAozvM+fbiA1mKJDwh0PmJmECodGAeV5jFhGBhG2GG JC+wMAdHBmYtq/5fbBd7UAfvIQ3gqGPWqxSBLlousQyCd+72iMWOMg== =JS9d -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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about RC4
by Nobuki Nakatuji 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Is inhabit RC4 sourcecode same RC4 developed RSADSI perfectly ? ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

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Re: Mad as Hell
by Blanc 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Tim May wrote: >Colorado state Senator Charles Duke, also in the studio audience, >spoke about the 10th Amendment Sovereignty Resolution, a modern >version of Magna Carta designed to force a constitutional showdown >with the federal government. This sounds interesting! This is what I had in mind, in that other thread about "What Will Revolution Look Like" >[...]A merchandise ine with caps, t-shirts with the blazing >l "Mad As Hell" logo is also planned. However, this is unfortunate. Trinkets like these may bring in useful and needed funds, but they take away from the seriousness of the effort, from the respect the cause deserves. They make the wearers look like weenies playing a child's game, rather than serious individuals in their rights minds with the concentration and commitment to do important work for the purpose at hand. (In a silly mood, I could see a gathering of such supporters in a large, crowded courtroom, all wearing T-shirts saying, "It's *ShowTime* !!!" ) .. Blanc

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Re: SWAT: A Growth Industry
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Dan Veeneman wrote: > US News & World Report 11/17/97 > Everyone gets into the terrorism game > BY DAVID E. KAPLAN > >Congress...allocated more than a billion dollars in support ... > Even the toughest critics acknowledge that many of the new programs are > needed. For example, they agree that the training of local emergency > workers to deal with a chemical or biological attack is long overdue. Are these guys with the same government that ignores the fact that the development of antibiotic-resistant *natural* diseases due to the greed of the medical and pharmaceutical industries may well lead to more death and disaster than any terrorist threat?

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Re: crypto for porno users
by Jay Campbell 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> a) "no one on the net knows you're a dog" implies that police can > pose as a fellow porn producer or consumer and get away with it > more easily. > > b) strong crypto for communications between porn users encourages > them to speak more freely. When one of the two is a police officer > in disguise, that encourages the other (the suspect) to reveal more, > making the investigation proceed more quickly. Knowing that the > crypto is strong enough to keep government eavesdroppers out, the > sender is given a false sense of security -- is distracted from > thinking about the trustworthiness of the receiver while thinking > about the security of the channel itself. A common way to get around prostitution sting operations is to ask the lady to expose sensitive portions of her anatomy to prove her sincerity before the would-be customer commits to any transactions; this sort of thing is also becoming commonplace on the net for pornography or pirated software, too. Would-be trafficers often ask a prospective recipient for a small chunk of fresh files in advance, before passing back anything serious .. partially out of suspicion, mostly out of greed, but to the same end. A law enforcement team would be stepping onto shaky ground if they were forced to transfer illegal images/etc to a suspected trafficer before getting evidence from him. Entrapment is an ugly concept. >3. Encryption of porn would work against the kind of porn distribution > found on the alt.binary.pictures.erotic... newsgroups. Encryption > requires that recipients be identified. Not at all .. a porn distributor could generate a key pair, use part A to encode the images, and dessiminate part B thru a variety of outlets - publicly posted, sold, passed thru an informal network of like-minded netizens... >4. Personal file encryption encourages individuals dealing with porn to > encrypt and keep personal diaries which might contain evidence. > Since PGP is subject to brute force passphrase attacks, this gives > an attack which will open *some* of these diaries. Without the > encryption, the suspect is less likely to keep the diary in the > first place. This isn't a guaranteed opening into all such > diaries. There is no such guarantee possible. Rather, this > suggests that strong crypto has a chance to maximize the effective > "take" by LE forces. I would argue the exact opposite - strong crypto would tend to minimize the effective take, since there's no guarantee that /anything/ on a perp's system will be in the clear. I'll let someone else with a better background pound on the 'brute force' section. -- Jay Campbell edge(a)got.net - Operations Manager -=-=-=-=-=-=- Sense Networking, Santa Cruz Node Jay(a)Campbell.net got.net? PGP MIT KeyID 0xACAE1A89 "On the Information Superhighway, I'm the guy behind you in this morning's traffic jam leaning on his horn."

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NSAscape
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

http://home.netscape.com/info/security-doc.html NETSCAPE PRODUCTS WITH FORTEZZA Netscape is now offering client and server products with FORTEZZA, hardware-enhanced security services originally developed by the U.S. government. Netscape's offerings include Netscape Navigator 3.01 with FORTEZZA, Netscape Enterprise Server 2.01 with FORTEZZA, and Netscape Proxy Server 2.0 with FORTEZZA - each of which provides a unique web-based solution by integrating FORTEZZA security features in a commercially available, off-the-shelf package. Netscape's products work with the FORTEZZA Crypto Card, a hardware-based security token, to provide cryptographic services such as data confidentiality, user authentication, and data integrity. Support for FORTEZZA has been added to the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol, which provides a straightforward way to add encryption features to existing applications and network infrastructures. SSL is application protocol independent and provides the following benefits: encryption capabilities for client and server communication that restrict unwanted access to the network authentication that uses certificates and digital signatures to verify the identity of parties in information exchanges and transactions data integrity that allows the receiver of data to check that it has not been modified in transit Netscape products with FORTEZZA support the use of FORTEZZA with SSL as an enhanced alternative to software-based cryptographic mechanisms. The FORTEZZA Crypto Card is a major component of the MISSI program, a network security initiative led by the National Security Agency in partnership with industry and standards organizations. MISSI's goal is to distribute an evolving set of solutions that provide secure interoperability in a network security framework based on common security standards and protocols. In addition, Netscape is working with information security specialist Litronic and others to develop, integrate, and support the FORTEZZA cryptographic interface. Litronic offers its FORTEZZA PC Crypto Card and PCMCIA Card Readers/Writers for use with the new Netscape products with FORTEZZA. Litronic is based in Costa Mesa, California and offers the software and hardware tools that organizations need to easily integrate hardware-strength cryptography into existing applications. Netscape products with FORTEZZA are currently available and can be ordered from Netscape Government Sales. You may contact a sales representative for product information and pricing at 415/937-3678. FORTEZZA Crypto Cards and PCMCIA Card Readers/Writers must be purchased separately. MORE ABOUT THESE PRODUCTS Data Sheet: NETSCAPE PRODUCTS WITH FORTEZZA TECHNICAL SUPPORT USEFUL LINKS

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cypherpunks - passing mention [FYI] [sci-fi]
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Informational/Entertainment content only: Minimal crypto relevance but in Allen Steele's book Tranquillity Alternative (ISBN 0-441-00433-4) which concerns a alternate-history of the space program there is mention of 'cypherpunks' made in reference to cracking double-key encrypted passwords on Le Matrix. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there | | be no way for the owners of wealth to protect themselves. | | | | -Alan Greenspan- | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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John Young, stegonym
by Zooko Journeyman 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Most pseudonym users cope with the possibility that Mallet will hate what they say by ensuring that he can't figure out their True Name. JY is the next step-- Mallet can't figure out what he is saying, or if it is serious, so J remains safe. Z P.S. Sorry to blow your cover, there, John... P.P.S. Of course "True Name" is a confusing, abused concept. There are three possible ideas-- (A): given a name "N", people can map from N to your physical body, thus exposing you to the risk of extortion, assassination, etc., or (B): given an individual "I", people can find a name "M" such that they are sure I is the brain directly behind M. Alternately, (C): given a name "O" and a name "P", people can be sure that the brain directly behind O is not also the brain directly behind P. Both N and M and occasionally are sometimes thought of as "True Names". (B) and (C) can sometimes be desirable, but unfortunately most implementations of (B) and/or (C) imply (A). (A) is never desirable. P.P.P.S. TCM is the opposite (regressive?)-- he goes out of his way to give a clear impression, to Mallet as well as to friends and strangers, that he is dangerous, violent, racist, homophobic, bigoted, emotionally disturbed, and irrational. We know better, but unfortunately not everyone is so perceptive. P.P.P.P.S. I know TCM likes discussing the True Name concepts when he is in a good mood, but I hereby promise not to give him the satisfaction of conversation until he writes 100 times on the blackboard "I am not a threat to myself, my neighbors, or the authorities.".

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Quote from Mao
by Jean-Francois Avon 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

===== forwarded from the Canadian Firearms Digest mailing list ==== >"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun" > - Mao Which is why the Liberals only want the state to have guns. - -keith Keith P. de Solla, P.Eng - NFA Field Officer kdesolla(a)cyberus.ca http://www.cyberus.ca/~kdesolla/eohc.htm -- Jean-Francois Avon, Pierrefonds(Montreal) QC Canada DePompadour, Societe d'Importation Ltee Finest of Limoges porcelain and crystal JFA Technologies, R&D consultants physicists and engineers, LabView programing. PGP encryption keys at: http://w3.citenet.net/users/jf_avon http://bs.mit.edu:8001/pks-toplev.html ID# C58ADD0D : 529645E8205A8A5E F87CC86FAEFEF891 ID# 5B51964D : 152ACCBCD4A481B0 254011193237822C

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