* Matthew Toseland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-07-14 23:20:06]: > Is there any evidence of reasonable crypto in skype? I have heard that > it is encrypted, but no other VOIP is...? >
I've found some interresting slides about it : http://actes.sstic.org/SSTIC06/Castle_in_the_Skype/SSTIC06-Desclaux-Castle_in_the_Skype.pdf http://actes.sstic.org/SSTIC06/Castle_in_the_Skype/SSTIC06-article-Desclaux-Castle_in_the_Skype.pdf they are less than a month old ... in french, sorry. To sum up, it shows that skype is using many tricks to harden the reverse-engeenering process... I don't like security by obscurity :p NextGen$ > On Sat, Jul 15, 2006 at 12:14:43AM +0200, Magnus Eriksson wrote: > > > > I thought this might be interesting: > > > > > > Chinese Company: Skype Protocol Cracked > > http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=22974 > > > > "The 10-person Chinese company, which has received venture capital > > funding, is planning to release in two weeks three software components > > based on the Skype protocol that would allow developers to create > > compatible applications ..." > > > > "By cracking the Skype protocol, the company claims it can also block > > Skype voice traffic ..." > > > > > > Original source: > > > > Skype Protocol Has Been Cracked > > http://www.voipwiki.com/blog/?p=16 > > > > > > So.. > > > > "Software components that would allow developers to create compatible > > applications" > > > > Fantastic! So we have great stego for Freenet. And it might even be > > possible to bounce traffic off Skype nodes (or, Freenet nodes using that > > "component"). > > > > But... > > > > "the company claims it can also block Skype voice traffic" > > > > We're screwed. :-) > > > > > > But I suppose it might be useful. Another option, if nothing else. And > > maybe I even can have a client that doesn't automatically report my whole > > social network to an easily subpoenaed server. > > > > > > MAgnus > > > > _______________________________________________ > > chat mailing list > > chat@freenetproject.org > > Archived: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.general > > Unsubscribe at http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chat > > Or mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- > Matthew J Toseland - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/ > ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so. > _______________________________________________ > chat mailing list > chat@freenetproject.org > Archived: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.network.freenet.general > Unsubscribe at http://emu.freenetproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/chat > Or mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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