RE: Satellite Hacking Article Now Free
> [EMAIL PROTECTED][SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Nothing. I think that's correct. The only problem is broadcasting the > > keys is not simple. The latest systems change keys frequently-- as > > often as every 20 or 30 seconds I seem to remember. If you change the > > channel, you need a new key. It's not like the old days when the key > > changed daily or monthly. > > I don't know anything about anything,. but it seems to me that > 1) unless you want to have a period of static/blackness every > time you change channels, the system must be storing the > keys to all channels, even if each channel is encrypted with > a separate key. Similarly, the system would have to broadcast > what new keys will be in advance of the actual key changes. > > I'm just raving like a lunatic here, but it seems to me that if you > buffer the encrypted incoming signals, you don't have to get the > keys in anything like realtime in order to watch the programming. > I've been looking into switching to DirecTV, since my local cable monopoly (ATT Broadband) has such lousy service (their response to the sat-tv threat is not to improve their service, but to broadcast FUD about satellite's expense, contracts, etc). It's my understanding that in fact, you do get a short period of blackness when you change channels - you can't surf with any thing like the ease you can on non-sat systems. > > > If you have such a service broadcasting the keys, it's not too hard > > to track you down. So I think it's not a practical solution. > > > > I'm pretty confident that it's possible in principle to > broadcast anonymously using a dc > (dining cryptographer) network. Maybe there's an easier way. > > George > So the DA rounds up the whole net on a conspiracy charge > > -Peter > > Peter Trei
RE: "No Fly List" abuse by U.S. Government
>From Tim: : These kids and activists were by no stretch of the imagination likely to : be carrying hijacking tools...and even if they were suspected to be : doing so, physical searches would resolve the issue. : : Fuck these fascists. Fuck them dead.Fuck them all dead. Fuck Washington : with a 50 MT nuke, built from Progressive plans. ... I heard the other day on "Politically Incorrect" that this blind old man was pulled aside before boarding and given the full Potential Terrorist treatment. It was Ray Charles. But this is actually good, right, because it will contribute toward moving the nation to its breaking point? .. Blanc
Re: "No Fly List" abuse by U.S. Government
On Wed, 1 May 2002, Tim May wrote: > According to "The Progressive," which I assume is the same outfit that > published the H-bomb plans, a bunch of activists were blocked from yup. I was there :-) > traveling to D.C. for a protest march. More than just a couple, in fact. > This looks like exactly the kind of abuse of power we all knew the > "watch lists" and "thought criminal" b.s. would lead to. > > http://www.progressive.org/webex/wxmc042702.html > > > I have no way of verifying the details, but the article suggests the > U.S. has used the 911 events to move headlong into a police state. "suggests" is too weak. > Fuck these fascists. Fuck them dead.Fuck them all dead. Fuck Washington > with a 50 MT nuke, built from Progressive plans. On that I can agree 100%. Patience, persistence, truth, Dr. mike
Re: Got carried away...
Steve Furlong wrote: >US tanks don't have built-in locks as in private autos. They have heavy >wire loops or bars and are locked with ordinary (if rather heavy-duty) >padlocks. Speaking of securing military vehicles... I understand that most US fighter jets are not equipped with self-starters. This differs from, say, Sweden and Finland, where fighters have self-starters, to facilitate quick takeoffs from backwoods roads. If the US were ever invaded, surely such independent operational ability would be a good thing. Perhaps the US has a greater fear of such vehicles going walkabout?
Feinstein Follies
What an dumbass Feinstein is, the House and the Senate vote in a draconian bill with zero forethought and she has the goddamned gall to say we should not rush to judgement. http://www.thehill.com/050102/patriot.shtm I think were in a very difficult time where our national security is threatened, said Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.). I think before people rush to judgment on the Patriot Act we ought to have a substantial period of time to let it sort itself out. She is right on one point, our national security is threatened, and stupid politicians are the primary source of that threat. I am perenially shocked at the low standards to which we voters hold our elected officials. I will never get over it. Never. Pardon me while I go vomit. Again. And again... Mike
Re: Satellite Hacking Article Now Free
On Thursday, May 2, 2002, at 07:50 AM, Trei, Peter wrote: > I've been looking into switching to DirecTV, since my local cable > monopoly (ATT Broadband) has such lousy service (their response > to the sat-tv threat is not to improve their service, but to broadcast > FUD about satellite's expense, contracts, etc). > > It's my understanding that in fact, you do get a short period of > blackness when you change channels - you can't surf with any > thing like the ease you can on non-sat systems. No, there is little blackness, at least nothing noticeable to me. (I just checked: about 1 second of blackness, but I believe this is longer than I used to see. I now have "UltimateTV," a TiVO-like disk system, and it's "always recording and buffering." I believe the 1-second of blackness is related to the buffering. Without it, I recollect the blackness to be less. Never a problem for me, not then, not now.) I've had DirecTV for 6 years and can say it's the best consumer investment I've ever made. I tend to have the t.v. on, with the sound muted usually, even when I'm on the Net, like right now...CNBC is on. Getting UltimateTV (or the equivalent from DISH) has been a real plus. No outages to speak of in these 6 years. No need to call the company to complain, no mysterious noise, nothing but a clean signal. (Actually, twice a year I get poor signals for a few minutes during mid-day, as the sun passes through the Clarke Belt and swamps out the satellite signal.) The biggest downside is that having N televisions tuned to N different channels is not easy. I have only one channel at a time, feeding all 3 of my televisions. I could get 2 simulaneous channels by upgrading my dish antenna LNB to a dual-LNB verson, and running an extra cable to my UltimateTV receiver. I know some friends who rule out DirectTV for this reason, as they have 3 or more potential viewers who want to watch different channels at the same time. The other downside is the FCC nonsense about local channels, about giving them the local monopoly. So if it is deemed that a normal antenna can pick up a channel, satellite can't offer that network to a subscriber. If this is unclear, I can elaborate. Larger "markets" offer these local stations over the satellite, but there's currently a logistical limit to this. (There are 1500 local "markets" in the U.S.). For example, I live in the "Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz" market, and someone has decided that I should be able to receive the local NBC affiliate, KSBW, with a normal antenna. Thus, KSBW tells DirectTV not to enable the NBC network feeds (LA and NYC affiliates) over my satellite. So I have to watch a snowy, grainy NBC signal with my rabbit ears.) --Tim May "The whole of the Bill [of Rights] is a declaration of the right of the people at large or considered as individuals... It establishes some rights of the individual as unalienable and which consequently, no majority has a right to deprive them of." -- Albert Gallatin of the New York Historical Society, October 7, 1789
"No Fly List" abuse by U.S. Government
According to "The Progressive," which I assume is the same outfit that published the H-bomb plans, a bunch of activists were blocked from traveling to D.C. for a protest march. More than just a couple, in fact. This looks like exactly the kind of abuse of power we all knew the "watch lists" and "thought criminal" b.s. would lead to. http://www.progressive.org/webex/wxmc042702.html I have no way of verifying the details, but the article suggests the U.S. has used the 911 events to move headlong into a police state. These kids and activists were by no stretch of the imagination likely to be carrying hijacking tools...and even if they were suspected to be doing so, physical searches would resolve the issue. Fuck these fascists. Fuck them dead.Fuck them all dead. Fuck Washington with a 50 MT nuke, built from Progressive plans. --Tim May, Citizen-unit of of the once free United States " The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots & tyrants. "--Thomas Jefferson, 1787
What happens if data collection practices get regulated by the Feds
it would turn out to be just like this... May 1, 2002 Washington, DC -- The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA) submitted joint comments today to the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council (DAR Council) requesting clarifications or revisions to the proposed rule to amend DFARS Parts 208 and 216, and the implementation of Section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2002. ITI and ITAA contend that the proposed rule reads as though it applies to product-like solutions and ancillary services-such as product warranties, equipment leases, application service provider solutions, data transmission-which have historically been acquired under the Federal Supply Schedules using the product procedures.
Meganet VME
VME is so complex that I seriously doubt someone would ever be able to reverse engineer it. And if they did, they would find no weaknesses. And because it is one of a kind, the 25 year technology patent will protect any attempts to copy it. Given what I know about the company and the algorithm, I am very secure in knowing that my investment is safe and will return huge profits. The post on sci.crypt while it looks very impressive, doesn't mean anything. What it means is that VME is strong and can't be hacked. Simple as that. The whole point the challenge promotes. The decrypt engine given for the challenge is the engine, not a hack tool as correctly pointed out. You need the correct passwords. You will always need the correct passwords. Meganet did make sure that no one can win the challenge, not by encrypting random numbers, but by building a world class and unique algorithm. NIST labs have even tipped their hat to Meganet for a great product. The file that is encrypted is a meaningful file. In fact it is a graphic file. There is a hint for you, not that it will help.
Re: college roomates a national in/security threat
"Major Variola (ret)" forwarded: > The issue arose in October when Bush directed the government to > prohibit certain international students from receiving "education and > training in sensitive areas" involving the "development and use of > weapons of mass destruction." The most horrific technology of mass destruction is in the school of education. I'd think the US government would encourage students from hostile nations to study it here, then export our system of public schooling back home. In a generation the hostile nations would be no threat to us. -- Steve FurlongComputer Condottiere Have GNU, Will Travel Vote Idiotarian --- it's easier than thinking
college roomates a national in/security threat
Choice quote: "The more subtle but less obvious dilemma is of a student who may room with a person who is an American student ... in a sensitive area," said Harpel, whose organization represents 213 public universities in every state in the country. http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2002/05/02/story/134211 US colleges complain of anti-terror laws AP WASHINGTON In a little-noticed anti-terror initiative, the George W. Bush administration is trying to get colleges and universities to stop some foreign students from studying sensitive subjects. Educators fear they're being dragged into academic censorship. "We have a responsibility to work with the government, and we're ready to do so, but we're afraid of being turned into course police," said Terry Hartle, senior vice president of the American Council on Education, which represents 1,800 public and private colleges. The issue arose in October when Bush directed the government to prohibit certain international students from receiving "education and training in sensitive areas" involving the "development and use of weapons of mass destruction." The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy is working with federal agencies to "identify sensitive courses of study." A White House Fact Sheet issued with the presidential directive ordering the studies said: "A goal of the program is to prohibit the education and training of foreign nationals who would use their training to harm the United States and its allies." Academic leaders say they are being largely shut out of what has become an internal government debate. "They've got law enforcement agencies and national security and intelligence agencies who want to be more restrictive, and they have research and science and technology officials who are trying to explain how academic research works," said George Leventhal, policy analyst with the Association of American Universities. The group represents 63 universities heavily involved in scientific research. Other nations are beginning to train more of their homegrown scientists, but the US remains a major destination for academics seeking advanced scientific or engineering degrees. A National Science Foundation report says the percentage of foreign-born scientists and engineers is growing at all degree levels in America, with the highest ratio, 45 percent, in engineering. The White House says the government wants to work with the academic community. "Recommendations that will come out of the interagency working group will include the academic and science community being consulted on the finer points of any final response," Kathryn Harrington, a spokeswoman for the White House Office of Science and Technology, said Tuesday. Academic groups see more questions than answers. "Once a student is granted a visa and tries to change from organic chemistry to biochemistry, what are we supposed to do? Move them out?" said Richard Harpel, director of federal relations for the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. "The more subtle but less obvious dilemma is of a student who may room with a person who is an American student ... in a sensitive area," said Harpel, whose organization represents 213 public universities in every state in the country. An electronic tracking system to be in place by the end of the year is supposed to enable instant communication between the government and academic officials so the State Department and the Immigration and Naturalization Service are notified of any change in a student's visa status. Changing college majors, leaving school, taking a job or getting married all involve changes in visa status.
