August 2021 - cypherpunks - lists.cpunks.org

Building a Curve25519 Hardware Accelerator re Betrusted.io FPGA Enclave, Precursor DevKit
by grarpamp 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?p=6140 https://twitter.com/bunniestudios https://github.com/betrusted-io https://ci.betrusted.io/betrusted-soc/doc/engine.html https://www.crowdsupply.com/sutajio-kosagi/precursor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzb37RyagCQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pIr3Q7gqNI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8BA6_9HCzk https://www.bunniestudios.com/blog/?cat=71 https://xobs.io/precursor-and-renode/ https://github.com/dalek-cryptography https://signal.org/docs/specifications/doubleratchet/ https://cr.yp.to/ecdh/curve25519-20060209.pdf https://doi.org/10.1145/3312742 https://research.nccgroup.com/2020/09/28/faster-modular-inversion-and-legen… https://github.com/jonas-schievink/rustasm6502 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber-hose_cryptanalysis The double-ratchet algorithm is a soup of cryptographic components, but one of the most computationally expensive portions is the “Diffie-Hellman (DH) key exchange”, using Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman (ECDH) with Curve25519. ... There are a few strategies to rectify this... I hope that by sharing my experience, someone else will find Curve25519 a little more approachable, too! Betrusted is a secure and private communications system. It gives users an evidence-based reason to believe that private matters are kept private. Betrusted is more than just an app, and more than just a gadget – it is a co-designed hardware + software solution that provides safe defaults for everyday users. It’s also open source, empowering advanced users to analyze, extend and explore this secure mobile computer.

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POLITICO: Could VPNs help Cubans access the internet under the regime’s nose?
by jim bell 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

POLITICO: Could VPNs help Cubans access the internet under the regime’s nose?. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/05/vpn-cubans-internet-502631

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New DNS vulnerability allows 'nation-state level spying' on companies
by jim bell 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-dns-vulnerability-allows… "Security researchers found a new class of DNS vulnerabilities impacting major DNS-as-a-Service (DNSaaS) providers that could allow attackers to access sensitive information from corporate networks." DNSaaS providers (also known as managed DNS providers) provide DNS renting services to other organizations that do not want to manage and secure yet another network asset on their own."

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JIM Bell and Gramps getting married?
by professor rat 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

These two Randite, Paultard, Neo-Nazi Fag Morons are now purposefully injecting more and more suspect-source and corpse-media NOISE playing on fear FUD and natural-supplements propaganda steering their userbase, then portraying themselves as saviour, plainly advertising Fear and Saviour as the solution in their marketing pitches, growing people's state of mental weakness and dependency on them as each month of disinformation service goes by. If wannabe FBI Cointelpro-er / informant/ provocateur type shitbags like these want to sell some feelgood nutritional support apps, fine, but be honest about it. Be like John Young's BFF and EAT YOUR NEIGHBORS ASS!

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CNBC: White House backs senators pushing for stricter crypto reporting rules
by jim bell 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

CNBC: White House backs senators pushing for stricter crypto reporting rules. https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/06/white-house-backs-senators-pushing-for-stri…

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Gizmodo: 'Master Face': Researchers Say They've Found a Wildly Successful Bypass for Face Recognition Tech
by jim bell 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

Gizmodo: 'Master Face': Researchers Say They've Found a Wildly Successful Bypass for Face Recognition Tech. https://gizmodo.com/master-face-researchers-say-theyve-found-a-wildly-succ-… Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

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DUMB and cowardly, Ron Wyden needs killing ( My 200$ )
by professor rat 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

https://twitter.com/adam3us/status/1423324848726675461 You know that the institutions, mores, and traditions of various countries must be taken into consideration, and we do not deny that there are countries – such as America, England, and if I were more familiar with your institutions, I would perhaps also add Holland – where the workers can attain their goal by peaceful means. - Karl Marx 1872 Zach_of_Earth - 7h Replying to @adam3us and @AlyseKilleen Anyone in the world can participate. Just call a senator and tell them what you think. They aren’t checking for IDs during the phone call or email message..." DUMB and cowardly, senator Ron Wyden needs killing ( My 200$ ) https://stiffs.com/celebrity/joebiden

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TOM Hanks to play Adam Back in new cypherpunk movie?
by professor rat 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

https://www.amazon.com.au/Blockchain-Code-Decrypt-Complexity-Crypto-Anarchy… The threat is verifiable - the threat is real

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APster is the worst idea that libertarians could advocate.
by professor rat 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

https://web.archive.org/web/20060505214123/http://www.anti-state.com/murphy… The Politics of Destruction by Bob Murphy robert_p_murphy at yahoo.com https://web.archive.org/web/20060505214123/http://zolatimes.com/v2.26/jimbe… https://web.archive.org/web/20060505214123/http://anti-state.com/vroman/vro… https://web.archive.org/web/20060505214123/http://www.lewrockwell.com/murph… For some time now, I have been aware of a widespread fascination among many libertarians with Jim Bell's "Assassination Politics" (AP). At my request, Robert Vroman has defended the merits of AP. In this article, I will argue that AP is just about the single worst idea that libertarians could advocate..." RELATED https://mises.org/library/are-libertarians-anarchists

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Bullshit from Gramps, Batshit and Semitch considered harmful
by professor rat 06 Aug '21

06 Aug '21

A reminder: ... bullshitters seek to convey a certain impression of themselves without being concerned about whether anything at all is true. They quietly change the rules governing their end of the conversation so that claims about truth and falsity are irrelevant. Frankfurt concludes that although bullshit can take many innocent forms, excessive indulgence in it can eventually undermine the practitioner’s capacity to tell the truth in a way that lying does not. Liars at least acknowledge that it matters what is true. By virtue of this, Frankfurt writes, bullshit is a greater enemy of the truth than lies are. >From PUP announcement of "On Bullshit".

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