Re: Still more on the Digicash protocol
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In article <Pine.3.89.9512081312.A23124-0100000@unicorn.com>, Rev. Mark Grant <mark@unicorn.com> wrote:
Exactly.. once you have an active attack set up, it's trivial, but setting that up is quite hard.
But before everyone pats themselves on the back, congratulating themselves on how hard an active attack is to set up, look at http://www.EnGarde.com/software/ipwatcher/ Yes, folks, a commercial program which mounts an active attack. (Check out the GUI! Click on the `Watch Mail' control! Activate the `Take over' button! Whee, mom, hacking is fun!) Active attacks may not be trivial, but they aren't exactly rocket science, either -- and they're for sale. - -- Dave `is capitalism the best thing since sliced bread, or what?' Wagner - --- [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 iQBFAwUBMMqY/ioZzwIn1bdtAQEkGQF/WdJBqbP5HwTDxldi0UDCmP2RZAFz5p2q cPMSoOIgkFbaBS34k4LSFPKcvegw3tJk =Ptyf -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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