Voice crypto: the last crypto taboo
David Honig
honig at sprynet.com
Tue Aug 7 07:38:17 PDT 2001
At 09:41 AM 8/6/01 -0700, Tim May wrote:
>
>Starian, the company founded by Eric Blossom and others, had a 3DES unit
>the size of an external modem that worked as described. (I have one.)
Did you buy it anonymously? That's a problem with low-serial-number devices.
>The problem is the "fax effect": who ya gonna call?
Thus my suggestion that interop with a guy with a computer/speaker/mic
would be a selling point.
>It works well for "cells" consisting of trading partners, drug dealers,
>freedom fighters, etc. They can just buy several of them for their
>members.
Telecommuters.
Also it would be cool to have your phone answering machine use crypto when
you dialed it up. Computers are sometimes phone answering machines
nowadays.
>Solving the fax effect problem happens when a _standard_ is widely
>deployed, or when some major deals with cellphone vendors happen. I
>understand Starian has been trying to get a cellphone version
>designed-in.
Sure. If Starion Corp. had ridden the hockey stick and become 'the'
standard we'd all be pretty happy, even wannabe competitors, for having a
de-facto standard to code to.
>ObSpoliationClaim: "Those who buy such machines are obviously trying to
>hide evidence. Mr. Happy Fun Court is "not amused.""
Do not smile at the man in the black dress with a hammer.
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