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Re: [cryptography] Supersingular Isogeny DH
by coderman 10 Jul '15

10 Jul '15

On 7/8/15, Marcel <tiepelt(a)dev-nu11.de> wrote: > ... > So my question is, why do i need to random values m_A and n_A to compute > the torsiongroup E[l_A] and respectively the kernel K_A ? > > Why does is not suffice to use only 1 point to generate E[l_A] and > Kernel K_A ? it is late, and i may mis understand, yet the two are requisite for peers arriving at a shared secret by way of these constructed isogeny; and the random values necessary to not give too much (confirm secret values, without exposing secret values) i found this paper a helpful expansion on the subject: http://cacr.uwaterloo.ca/techreports/2014/cacr2014-20.pdf "In this paper, we mainly explore the efficiency of implementing recently proposed isogeny-based post-quantum public key cryptography..." specifically the graph on page 5. note that the key exchange relies on finding a path connecting vertices in a graph of supersingular isogenies - thus a pair on both ends, not just a pair arrived at among both participants. if this is clear as mud, i will try tomorrow on a fresh brain :) best regards,

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Deathrow Democracy
by jim bell 10 Jul '15

10 Jul '15

Months ago, I discovered a TV-show in the making, called "Deathrow Democracy". Apparently it is a fictionalized treatment of Sanjuro's 'Assassination Market', as well as my 'Assassination Politics' essay. I just found they have a Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/deathrowdemocracyThey have a web page at: http://deathrowdemocracy.com/Teaser #1 at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okmZdquYCjETeaser #2 at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnDaDlOJDTY It appears that they are scheduled to release something on July 31, 2015. Jim Bell

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Re: Hacking Team has been hacked (hard, and long)
by Razer 09 Jul '15

09 Jul '15

On 07/08/2015 03:55 PM, coderman wrote: > On 7/8/15, Razer wrote: >> ... that may be from the day when >> people paid by the byte for internet service. Should I post the >> entirety? It's kinda long. > > JYA and me and history prefer verbatim, > and long since gone the days when bandwidth bytes begged brevity > > now, just /s TL;DR or ignore... [ and yes the whole thing :P ] > > > best regards, The bounceback to RiseUp mail triggered the possible ***SPAM*** indicator. Something that never happens with person-person emails. Apparently I'm NOT alone in the previously stated sentiment, or perhaps it's the number of links in the post. RR

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Hacking Team has been hacked (hard)
by Christian Gagneraud 09 Jul '15

09 Jul '15

As nobody has reported it yet, here we go: https://twitter.com/hackingteam

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WABC radio Seeks NYSE Outage Leads
by John Young 09 Jul '15

09 Jul '15

Aaron Klein, WABC radio, NYC, seeks tips, leads on NYSE and other outages <AaronKlein21[at]<http://t.co/XM21l7QbTe>http://aol.com >

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Caspar Bowden has died
by John Young 09 Jul '15

09 Jul '15

Privacy activist Caspar Bowden has died https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=…

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Crypto Wars 2.0
by coderman 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

"Security Researchers are “the antibodies of the digital immune system” @Infosecjen in Senate Judiciary hearing encouraging more modern CFAA" - https://twitter.com/joshcorman/status/618914661128380416 "we may give you a rash, make you irritated. but it is for your own good, earth humans." longer transcript: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/cyber-crime-modernizing-our-legal… best regards,

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Re: Hacking Team has been hacked (hard)
by coderman 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

On 7/8/15, Razer <Rayzer(a)riseup.net> wrote: > ... that may be from the day when > people paid by the byte for internet service. Should I post the > entirety? It's kinda long. JYA and me and history prefer verbatim, and long since gone the days when bandwidth bytes begged brevity now, just /s TL;DR or ignore... [ and yes the whole thing :P ] best regards,

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Inquiry re. how to handle Glomar reply to FOIA request
by odinn 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hello, A while back (specifically, on 6/01/2015) I sent in a FOIA request to the NSA, requesting, in part, records about myself that "would have been collected by the NSA under programs authorized by Sections 206 and 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, and Section 6001(a) of the IRTPA, aforementioned programs and sections which are now expired as of the date of this request (June 1, 2015)." In essence, I figured, since the underlying legal authority for the program had lapsed (however briefly), there was no time like that present moment to file a FOIA request. And so, I did, not using USPS mail, but a digital service to ensure it would arrive timely. My request was actually rather lengthy; that was just a small part, and I requested any NSA records collected on my person as a result of use of Sections 206 or 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, or Section 6001(a) of the IRTPA, from Oct. 26, 2001 to the date of expiration and sunset of those Sections on midnight May 31st 2015. (For those who are trying to remember the timeline of what ended up replacing all that, the USA Freedom Act was signed into law on June 2, 2015.) ~~ The NSA failed to respond within the 20 business days required by federal law and sent back a "Glomar response." Technically, as of today, I only have 49 days left to write and send an appeal (based on the date when they sent me their Glomar reply). So... if you have ever done a SUCCESSful appeal of a Glomar response, please reply back to me and let me know (give me some advice, etc). Thanks in advance. I've copied a portion of the letter they sent below: "As you may also be aware, there has been considerable coverage of two NSA intelligence programs in the press /media. Under Sec. 215 of the USA PATRIOT Act, as authorized by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court NSA may acquire telephone metadata, such as the telephone numbers dialed and length of calls, but not the content of calls or the names of the communicants. Under Sec. 702 of the FISA, with appropriate authorization, NSA may target non-US. persons reasonably believed to be located outside the United States for foreign intelligence purposes. Under the FISC-authorized Sec. 215 authority, NSA cannot review any metadata unless strict requirements are met, the data may be queried only when there is a reasonable suspicion, based on speci?c facts, that a phone number is associated with a foreign terrorist organization. Likewise, under Sec. 702, there are strict controls approved by the FISC to help ensure that no US. person is targeted and FISC-approved minimizations procedures to ensure the protection of any information concerning U.S. persons that may be incidentally acquire d. Although these two programs have been publicly acknowledged, details about them remain classified and /or protected from release by statutes to prevent harm to the national security of the United States. To the extent that your request seeks any information on you in relation to NSA intelligence programs, or in relation to any specific methods or means for conducting the programs, we cannot acknowledge the existence or non-existence of such information. Any positive or negative response on a request-by-request basis would allow our adversaries to accumulate information and draw conclusions about technical capabilities, sources, and methods. Our adversaries are likely to evaluate all public responses related to these programs. Were we to provide positive or negative responses to requests such as yours, our adversaries compilation of the information provided would reasonably be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to the national security. Therefore, your request is denied because the fact of the existence or non-existence of responsive records is a currently and properly classified matter in accordance with Executive Order 13526, as set forth in Subparagraph of Section 1.4. Thus, your request is denied pursuant to the first exemption of the FOIA, which provides that the FOIA does not apply to matters that are specifically authorized under criteria established by an Executive Order to be kept secret in the interest of national defense or foreign relations and are properly classified pursuant to such Executive Order. Moreover, the third exemption of the FOIA provides for the withholding of information specifically protected from disclosure by statute. Thus, your request is also denied because the fact of the existence or non-existence of the information is exempted from disclosure pursuant to the third exemption. The specific statutes applicable in this case are: Title 18 US. Code 798; Title 50 US. Code 3024(i); and Section 6, Public Law 86?36 (50 US. Code 3605). (....) Paragraph 3.6(a) of Executive Order 13526 specifically authorizes this type of response, also known as a Glomar response, to a request made under the FOIA, PA, or the mandatory review provisions of this Order. The statutes cited above under the third exemption of the FOIA would also apply to the denial of the fact of the existence or non-existence of the information if sought under the PA. The Initial Denial Authority for NSA information is the Associate Director for Policy and Records, David J. Sherman. As your request is being denied, you are hereby advised of this Agency's appeal procedures. Any person denied access to information may file an appeal to the CSS Freedom of Information Act/ Privacy Act Appeal Authority. The appeal must be postmarked no later than 60 calendar days of the date of the initial denial letter. The appeal shall be in writing addressed to the (...) - -- http://abis.io ~ "a protocol concept to enable decentralization and expansion of a giving economy, and a new social good" https://keybase.io/odinn -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJVnIYlAAoJEGxwq/inSG8CQQQH/iLwr11gjbrHrAWaeiJ3Qllr zH+cNwUMLciht/2RhSaY/D5bNYczTUTyBUlKA4I4mhMYBjQPhBgHDI/E1QY0swJG CLLvDPkXunLg++lri5lnvlI+jSTakBIFyRdBsP8CcoHSpNOJhEtThqlsAoRog/Br 7CPIAF2t6XCESiSILAhmo791U5w1m2OmWCqO92JLjee6LP/2QK7QkYRvuJ9TzSnA B3aMY8pCDdjweJAueKq24ONL7lZuXZ38mZVjFPnUJsUCVQ7qlzjC5WAlB+So0lXu ifJTOP46CH4xV4YuObMb7Xi++O9fQSsM1ApM49uN9GIiHbXnjGm1NVzXfelZ0mc= =JyE1 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [from offlist] "Google is to surveillance capitalism what GM was to managerial capitalism"
by Razer 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

The pdf doesn't let you mail it? Try the attached. It mailed for me. If it works for you note that all I did was save a renamed copy from inside Linux Viewer RR On 07/08/2015 03:03 AM, Cari Machet wrote: > > Thanks for posting it i cannot fucking cut and paste it to my friend > in prison ... the downloaded pdf doesnt let you and the online one > fucks up the formatting ... i will be able to at least send him this > > Pdf hatred > > On Jul 7, 2015 11:36 PM, "Razer" <Rayzer(a)riseup.net > <mailto:Rayzer@riseup.net>> wrote: > > > > Big Other: Surveillance Capitalism and the Prospects of an > Information > > Civilization > > > > Shoshana Zuboff, Berkman Center for Internet & Society; Harvard > > Business School > > > > April 4, 2015 >

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