I have received, in chronological order and without censorship (moderation), the following replies to this email: "Name Wanted: Torturing passwords out of people with threats of (?repeated) beatings is usually called rubberhose cryptanalysis. What should torturing passphrases out of people with threats of (?repeated) imprisonment be called? Rubberlaw? Legalhose? ": democracy Psycho torture Threat torture Scare mugging Psyche raping Psyche terrorism Psyche terrorizing Police terrorism Terror tactics Threat tactics Terror-hosing contempt cryptanalysis Jailhouse cryptanalysis due process extremely wrong government policy soapbending cryptoanalysis a "known key" attack RIPoff Solitary Cryptanalysis (rather than sharing a cell with "BIG Marv[he's deaf but very BIG]" or "Fingers McMadbastard") * Pants, and have Pantyhose cryptanalysis the Royal Screw Her Majesty's Thumbscrews HM's nipple electrodes Mr. Blair's Wild Ride I'd call them both "coercion cryptanalysis". VIRTUAL PANCAKEVILLE Beyond 1984 Captive Captivity CRYPTOCRACY Contempt of Court cryptanalysis Porridge Cryptanalysis (after a British slang word for prison, and a BBC comedy series) Scrubs Cryptanalysis Wormwood Cryptanalysis (after Wormwood Scrubs, a famous London prison). San Quentin cryptanalysis Alcatraz cryptanalysis (the famous jail/island in San Francisco) Changi cryptanalysis (the jail in Singapore) Cryptanalysis by writ Ball and chain cryptanalysis handcuff cryptanalysis Horsehair, after the ludicrous headgear. I guess I'll use: Courthouse Cryptanalysis which wasn't on the list, and call rubberhose- and courthouse- subsets of coercive- cryptanalysis, unless you think YOU know BETTER, EH? -- Peter *I am occasionally known as Fingers McMadbastard. I think this was a coincidence?