DEADBEEF Attack??

Hi, I am looking for some detailed information on the "DEADBEEF" attack for key fingerprint spoofing. If anyone has any information or know where to find it please let me know. Thanks, -- ----------------------------------------------------------- William H. Geiger III http://www.amaranth.com/~whgiii Geiger Consulting WebExplorer & Java Enhanced!!! Merlin Beta Test Site - WarpServer SMP Test Site Author of PGPMR2 - PGP Front End for MR/2 Ice Look for MR/2 Tips & Rexx Scripts PGP & MR/2 the only way for secure e-mail. Finger whgiii@amaranth.com for PGP Key and other info -----------------------------------------------------------

Hi,
I am looking for some detailed information on the "DEADBEEF" attack for key fingerprint spoofing.
If anyone has any information or know where to find it please let me know.
I'm not sure what you mean by the DEADBEED attack on fingerprint spoofing. There is a DEADBEEF attack on keyIDs, where you can generate a key that matches the keyID, since the keyID is only the lowest bits of the key's modulus. Basically, you can choose p and q such that ((P*Q) & 0xFFFFFFFF) is the keyID you want to mimick. There have been a number of lengthy posts about it in the past. I'd suggest you look in the cypherpunks or other appropriate archive. -derek
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Derek Atkins
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