Microsoft info-cards to use blind signatures?

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.idcorner.org/index.php?p=88 The Identity Corner Stephan Brands A corner on IDs Postings on anything related to digital identity management. 3/30/2005 Microsoft info-cards to use blind signatures? Posted by Stefan at 10:37 am Microsoft yesterday confirmed that it will provide

Identity Thieves Organize

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB111282706284700137,00.html The Wall Street Journal April 7, 2005 Identity Thieves Organize Investigators See New Pattern: Criminals Team Up to Sell Stolen Data Over the Internet By CASSELL BRYAN-LOW Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL April 7,

Lamar Alexander: Much as I Hate It, We Need a National ID

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A11307-2005Mar29?language=printer The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Much as I Hate It, We Need a National ID By Lamar Alexander Wednesday, March 30, 2005; Page A15 The House recently passed legislation requiring states to turn 190 million

Taking the terror out of terror: Sandia team re-thinks physical security for homeland defense

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Suppose every PDA had a sensor on it, suggests ACG researcher Laura McNamara. We would achieve decentralized surveillance. The goal here is to abolish anonymity, the terrorist's friend, says Sandia researcher Peter Chew. We need to help win over the as-yet-undecided populace to the view it is

Microsoft Working on New ID System for Windows

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.reuters.com/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=internetNewsstoryID=8026568 Reuters Microsoft Working on New ID System for Windows Tue Mar 29, 2005 01:23 PM ET By Reed Stevenson SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) will build software for managing

TSA Slated for Dismantling

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A35333-2005Apr7?language=printer The Washington Post washingtonpost.com TSA Slated for Dismantling By Sara Kehaulani Goo Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, April 8, 2005; Page A01 The Transportation Security Administration, once the flagship

[Openswan dev] The IESG: WG Action: Better-Than-Nothing Security (btns)

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 11:20:04 -0400 From: Michael Richardson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Openswan dev] The IESG: WG Action: Better-Than-Nothing Security (btns) Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Apr 8 11:11:34 2005

[Openswan dev] [Announce] ANNOUNCE: Openswan 2.3.1 Released

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 21:47:55 +0200 (MET DST) From: Paul Wouters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Openswan dev] [Announce] ANNOUNCE: Openswan 2.3.1 Released Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2005-04-09 Xelerance has released Openswan 2.3.1 Changes: v2.3.1

U.S. Seeks Access to Bank Records to Deter Terror

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/10/national/10terror.html?th=emc=thpagewanted=printposition= The New York Times April 10, 2005 U.S. Seeks Access to Bank Records to Deter Terror By ERIC LICHTBLAU ASHINGTON, April 9 - The Bush administration is developing a plan to give the government access to

Revising the Patriot Act

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/10/opinion/10sun1.html?th=emc=thpagewanted=printposition= The New York Times April 10, 2005 EDITORIAL Revising the Patriot Act When Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who is not exactly a renowned civil libertarian, says the Patriot Act may need some adjustments,

[p2p-hackers] Zooko's Triangle in action

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 16:26:11 -0700 From: Tyler Close [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [p2p-hackers] Zooko's Triangle in action Reply-To: Tyler Close [EMAIL PROTECTED], Peer-to-peer development. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi

Spying: Giving Out U.S. Names

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7614681/site/newsweek/print/1/displaymode/1098/ MSNBC.com Spying: Giving Out U.S. Names Newsweek May 2 issue - The National Security Agency is not supposed to target Americans; when a U.S. citizen's name comes up in an NSA intercept, the agency routinely minimizes

[p2p-hackers] ePOST: Secure, Severless Email

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 15:09:15 -0500 (CDT) From: Alan Mislove [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [p2p-hackers] ePOST: Secure, Severless Email Reply-To: Peer-to-peer development. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] As some of you may know, the

Devices detect caches of cash

2005-05-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/05/11/money.sniffers.ap/index.html CNN Inventions developed for Immigration and Customs Enforcement Wednesday, May 11, 2005 Posted: 12:43 PM EDT (1643 GMT) Engineer Dennis Kunerth uses a device to detect metal components that distinguish U.S. currency from

Net fingerprints combat attacks

2005-03-29 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/technology/4380189.stm The BBC Tuesday, 29 March, 2005, 08:17 GMT 09:17 UK Net fingerprints combat attacks Eighty large net service firms have switched on software to spot and stop net attacks automatically. The system creates digital fingerprints of ongoing

TSA Finds Data On Air Passengers Lacked Protection

2005-03-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB72077661889592,00.html The Wall Street Journal March 25, 2005 U.S. BUSINESS NEWS TSA Finds Data On Air Passengers Lacked Protection By AMY SCHATZ Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL March 25, 2005; Page A4 A new government report says

FSTC-FS/ISAC Survey on Use of Encryption

2005-03-25 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FSTC-FS/ISAC Survey on Use of Encryption Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 05:16:10 -0600 Colleagues, FSTC and FS/ISAC have teamed together to conduct a survey on the use of encryption in the

REMINDER: CFP - ESORICS 2005: Deadline extension (April 1)

2005-03-25 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text From: Claudio Agostino Ardagna [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 12:24:21 +0100 Subject: [p2p-hackers] REMINDER: CFP - ESORICS 2005: Deadline extension (April 1) Reply-To: Peer-to-peer development. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL

Banks and Online Retailers Lose Customers to the Fear of ID Theft

2005-03-25 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB63038793988394,00.html The Wall Street Journal March 24, 2005 PERSONAL JOURNAL Banks and Online Retailers Lose Customers to the Fear of ID Theft By KATHY CHU DOW JONES NEWSWIRES March 24, 2005; Page D2 Banks and online retailers are losing

Information Incognito

2005-03-25 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB45546123985866,00.html The Wall Street Journal March 22, 2005 MEDIA MARKETING Information Incognito In War on Terror, U.S. Tries To Make Public Data Secret; The Almanac Under Wraps? By ROBERT BLOCK Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Westlaw agrees to restrict access to Social Security numbers

2005-03-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/11162869.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp The San Jose Mercury News Posted on Thu, Mar. 17, 2005 Westlaw agrees to restrict access to Social Security numbers WASHINGTON (AP) - A legal research company said Thursday it

Cyber cops foil £220m Sumitomo bank raid

2005-03-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/17/sumitomo_cyber-heist_foiled/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Network Security » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/17/sumitomo_cyber-heist_foiled/ Cyber cops foil £220m Sumitomo bank raid

Off-the-Record Messaging

2005-03-20 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.cypherpunks.ca/otr/ Off-the-Record Messaging News - Downloads - Mailing Lists - Documentation - Frequently Asked Questions - Press Off-the-Record (OTR) Messaging allows you to have private conversations over instant messaging by providing: Encryption No one else can read your

Re: $90 for high assurance _versus_ $349 for low assurance

2005-03-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 9:24 PM + 3/11/05, Ian G wrote: Does anyone have a view on what low and high means in this context? Indeed, what does assurance mean? :-) By what market price, of course. Verisign is more well known to the average schmuck than godaddy is, and, apparently, the average schmuck forks over

Crack in Computer Security Code Raises Red Flag

2005-03-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB111084838291579428,00.html The Wall Street Journal March 15, 2005 PAGE ONE Crack in Computer Security Code Raises Red Flag Obscure but Worrying Flaw Compromises 'Fingerprint' Widely Used on Internet By CHARLES FORELLE Staff Reporter of THE WALL

Encryption specialist courts U.S. defence sector

2005-03-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/TechNews/TechInvestor/2005/03/03/pf-948608.html CANOE -- CNEWS - Tech News: March 3, 2005 Encryption specialist courts U.S. defence sector By DAVID PADDON TORONTO (CP) - Canadian-based cryptography specialist Certicom Corp. is seeing increased interest from

Indiscreet E-Mail Claims a Fresh Casualty

2005-03-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB111032151515173916,00.html The Wall Street Journal March 9, 2005 BUSINESS By ALAN MURRAY Indiscreet E-Mail Claims a Fresh Casualty March 9, 2005; Page A2 Let's be clear. Harry Stonecipher wasn't fired simply because he had an extramarital affair

bounty for errors in _Translucent Databases_

2005-03-05 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: R.A.Hettinga [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Peter Wayner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: bounty for errors in _Translucent Databases_ Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 16:05:44 -0500 To: All readers of Translucent Databases. I'm starting work on the second edition of _Translucent

New Industry Helping Banks Fight Back

2005-03-05 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A6367-2005Mar4?language=printer The Washington Post washingtonpost.com New Industry Helping Banks Fight Back Sleuths Hit Online Identity Thieves With 'Takedowns,' 'Poisoning' By Brian Krebs washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Friday, March 4, 2005; 6:34

SEC probing ChoicePoint stock sales

2005-03-05 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7087572/print/1/displaymode/1098/ MSNBC.com SEC probing ChoicePoint stock sales Execs sold shares before ID thefts made public The Associated Press Updated: 10:30 a.m. ET March 4, 2005 ATLANTA - ChoicePoint Inc., a leading data warehouser, says the Securities and

I'll show you mine if you show me, er, mine

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/21/crypto_wireless/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Identity » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/21/crypto_wireless/ I'll show you mine if you show me, er, mine By Lucy Sherriff

Re: I'll show you mine if you show me, er, mine

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: I'll show you mine if you show me, er, mine Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 12:14:04 -0800 (PST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Finney) Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Markus Jakobsson is a really smart guy who's done some cool stuff, so I think this

Chatter Punks

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 12:25:10 -0800 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: John Young [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Chatter Punks Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maybe it's been mentioned here but the book, Chatter: Dispatches from the Secret World of Global Eavesdropping, by Patrick

No Encryption for E-Passports

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,66686,00.html Wired News No Encryption for E-Passports By Ryan Singel? Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,66686,00.html 02:00 AM Feb. 24, 2005 PT Despite widespread criticism from security experts that a proposed high-tech upgrade

Senators Boxer, Clinton Unveil Count Every Vote Act of 2005

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://dailykos.com/story/2005/2/26/204031/168 Daily Kos :: Political Analysis and other daily rants on the state of the nation. Senators Boxer, Clinton Unveil Count Every Vote Act of 2005 by Hunter Sat Feb 26th, 2005 at 17:40:31 PST The email alerts on this were sent out last week. In

SpookAir, redux: No Secrets -- Eyes on the CIA

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7037720/site/newsweek/print/1/displaymode/1098/ MSNBC.com No Secrets: Eyes on the CIA Newsweek March 7 issue - Aviation obsessives with cameras and Internet connections have become a threat to cover stories established by the CIA to mask its undercover operations

Italian GSM provider warns: too many wiretaps

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Mr-Rogers Now, boys and girls, try not to laugh *too* hard, and be sure you swallow your Wheaties before you read this... /M-R Cheers, RAH --- http://www.edri.org/edrigram/number3.4/wiretap | EDRI EDRI-gram » EDRI-gram - Number 3.4, 24 February 2005 Italian GSM provider warns: too many

FYI: paper about Metcalfe's Law

2005-03-03 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 23:20:58 -0600 (CST) From: Andrew Odlyzko [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Andrew Odlyzko [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FYI: paper about Metcalfe's Law Dear Colleagues, Sorry for the spam, but I thought you might be interested in the paper described below.

Cybercash on Vacation

2005-02-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/05/03/issue/forward_cybercash.asp?p=0 Technology Review TechnologyReview.com Print | Forums Cybercash on Vacation By Peter Wayner March 2005 Back in 1996, a small handful of cryptographers, bankers, and blue-sky thinkers were debating, on Internet

Re: [p2p-hackers] SHA1 broken?

2005-02-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [p2p-hackers] SHA1 broken? Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:25:36 -0800 (PST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Hal Finney) Reply-To: Peer-to-peer development. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The problem with the attack scenario where two

Gates not his cocky self at RSA conference

2005-02-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://software.itmanagersjournal.com/print.pl?sid=05/02/17/198257 IT Manager's Journal Tracking the Evolution of IT Title Gates not his cocky self at RSA conference Date 2005.02.17 14:33 By Roger Smith Topic Security Story URL SAN FRANCISCO -- Hardcore open source security

Cryptographers to Hollywood: prepare to fail on DRM

2005-02-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/17/drm_security_shortcomings/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT Cryptographers to Hollywood: prepare to fail on DRM By John Leyden (john.leyden at theregister.co.uk) Published Thursday 17th February 2005 19:37 GMT RSA 2005 Movie

Code name Killer Rabbit: New Sub Can Tap Undersea Cables

2005-02-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://wcbs880.com/topstories/topstories_story_049165912.html/resources_storyPrintableView WCBS 880 | wcbs880.com Experts: New Sub Can Tap Undersea Cables * USS Jimmy Carter Will Be Based In Washington State Feb 18, 2005 4:55 pm US/Eastern The USS Jimmy Carter, set to join the

Passwords? We don't need no stinking passwords

2005-02-17 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/16/rsa_consumer_survey/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Network Security » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/16/rsa_consumer_survey/ Passwords? We don't need no stinking passwords By John

'SS Jimma: The American Mystery Sub

2005-02-17 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Code-named Killer Rabbit... Cheers, RAH -- http://www.strategypage.com/search.asp?target=c:\inetpub\strategypageroot\fyeo\howtomakewar\docs\htsub.htmsearch=carter StrategyPage.com February 16, 2005 SUBMARINES: The American Mystery Sub January 14, 2005: The USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23), a

House backs major shift to electronic IDs

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.com.com/2102-1028_3-5571898.html?tag=st.util.print CNET News House backs major shift to electronic IDs By Declan McCullagh Story last modified Thu Feb 10 17:46:00 PST 2005 The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Thursday a sweeping set of rules aimed at forcing states

Break-In At SAIC Risks ID Theft

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A17506-2005Feb11?language=printer The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Break-In At SAIC Risks ID Theft Computers Held Personal Data on Employee-Owners By Griff Witte Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, February 12, 2005; Page E01 Some of the

Fighting Net crime with code / Surge in phishing e-mails to take spotlight at cryptography conference

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/02/14/BUG3NB9UTL1.DTLtype=printable www.sfgate.com Return to regular view Fighting Net crime with code Surge in phishing e-mails to take spotlight at cryptography conference - Carrie Kirby, Chronicle

NSA May Be 'Traffic Cop' for U.S. Networks

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/10898954.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp Posted on Mon, Feb. 14, 2005 NSA May Be 'Traffic Cop' for U.S. Networks TED BRIDIS Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is considering making the National Security Agency

Making your IM secure--and deniable

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.com.com/2102-7355_3-5576246.html?tag=st.util.print CNET News Making your IM secure--and deniable By Robert Lemos Story last modified Mon Feb 14 17:05:00 PST 2005 SAN FRANCISCO--When you hit the Send button on an instant message, do you really know who is on the other end?

'Trustworthy' Computing Now Gates' Focus

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=562u=/ap/20050215/ap_on_hi_te/security_conference_6printer=1 Yahoo! 'Trustworthy' Computing Now Gates' Focus 1 hour, 21 minutes ago By MATTHEW FORDAHL, AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. - Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates (news - web

Schneier on Security: SHA-1 Broken

2005-02-16 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/02/sha1_broken.html Bruce Schneier Schneier on Security A weblog covering security and security technology. « RSA Conference | Main February 15, 2005 SHA-1 Broken SHA-1 has been broken. Not a reduced-round version. Not a simplified version.

GNFC launches Indian Digital Certification services

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizer Company??? ;-) Cheers, RAH --- http://www.deepikaglobal.com/ENG5_sub.asp?newscode=92273catcode=ENG5subcatcode= deepikaglobal.com - Business News Detail Thursday, February 10, 2005 Good Evening to you Business News GNFC launches nationwide

Desire safety on Net? (n) code has the solution

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
I'm starting get the hang of this. I mean, fertilizer...crypto, crypto...fertilizer: They're both *munitions*, right? Right? :-) Cheers, RAH http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=117201# Express India Desire safety on Net? (n) code has the solution Express News

Vegas casino bets on RFID

2005-02-10 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.com.com/2102-7355_3-5568288.html?tag=st.util.print Vegas casino bets on RFID By Alorie Gilbert Casino mogul Steve Wynn has pulled out all the stops for his new $2.7 billion mega-resort in Las Vegas: an 18-hole championship golf course, a private lake and mountain, and a bronze

Group Aims to Make Internet Phone Service Secure

2005-02-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110790485798349353,00.html The Wall Street Journal February 9, 2005 TELECOMMUNICATIONS Group Aims to Make Internet Phone Service Secure Alliance of Tech Companies Looks for Ways To Head Off Attacks by Hackers, Viruses By RIVA RICHMOND DOW

Hold the Phone, VOIP Isn't Safe

2005-02-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,66512,00.html Wired News Hold the Phone, VOIP Isn't Safe By Elizabeth Biddlecombe? Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,66512,00.html 02:00 AM Feb. 07, 2005 PT In recognition of the fact that new technologies are just as valuable

Identity thieves can lurk at Wi-Fi spots

2005-02-08 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2005-02-06-evil-twin-usat_x.htm USA Today Identity thieves can lurk at Wi-Fi spots By Jon Swartz, USA TODAY SAN FRANCISCO - Coffee shop Web surfers beware: An evil twin may be lurking near your favorite wireless hotspot. Thieves are using wireless devices to

NIST moves to stronger hashing

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.fcw.com/print.asp Federal Computer Week Monday, February 7, 2005 NIST moves to stronger hashing BY Florence Olsen Published on Feb. 7, 2005 Federal agencies have been put on notice that National Institute of Standards and Technology officials plan to phase out a widely

Quantum crypto firm charts way to mainstream

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.zdnet.com/2102-1009_22-5564288.html?tag=printthis Quantum crypto firm charts way to mainstream By Michael Kanellos URL: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5564288.html Magiq Technologies is creating a new line of products this year that it says could help make quantum

MD5 comes in for further criticism

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.techworld.com/storage/news/index.cfm?NewsID=3081Page=1pagePos=11 Techworld.com 07 February 2005 More experts warn of CAS arrays risks MD5 comes in for further criticism By Lucas Mearian, Computerworld (US) More security experts are warning against the use of the flawed hashing

[fc-announce] Transportation, Taxes, and Conference Events

2005-02-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.1.0.040913 From: Stuart E. Schechter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [fc-announce] Transportation, Taxes, and Conference Events Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2005 15:12:11 -0500

World-Renowned Cryptographer Arjen Lenstra Joins Bell Labs

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.mysan.de/international/article32397.html mysan.de/international - World-Renowned Cryptographer Arjen Lenstra Joins Bell Labs Adds Valuable Talent to Lucent Technologies#039; Network Security Research MURRAY HILL, N.J., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Lucent Technologies

FSTC Announces Availability of FSTC Counter-Phishing Project Whitepaper and Supporting Documents

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2005 14:38:24 -0500 From: Zachary Tumin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FSTC Announces Availability of FSTC Counter-Phishing Project Whitepaper and Supporting Documents To: 'Members' members@ls.fstc.org Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thread-Index:

Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110727370814142368,00.html The Wall Street Journal February 1, 2005 11:04 a.m. EST Dell to Add Security Chip to PCs By GARY MCWILLIAMS Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL February 1, 2005 11:04 a.m. HOUSTON -- Dell Inc. today is expected

MSN Belgium to use eID cards for online checking

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/01/msn_belgium_id_cards/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Internet and Law » Digital Rights/Digital Wrongs » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/02/01/msn_belgium_id_cards/ MSN Belgium to use eID cards for

Peppercoin Small Payments Processing Suite Available to First Data Channels

2005-02-02 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050202/new005_1.html Yahoo! Finance Press Release Source: Peppercoin Peppercoin Small Payments Processing Suite Available to First Data Channels Wednesday February 2, 9:03 am ET Small Transaction Suite Certified for Sale Through Processor's Merchant Acquiring

[ISN] REVIEW: Modern Cryptography: Theory and Practice, Wenbo Mao

2005-02-01 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 03:05:23 -0600 (CST) From: InfoSec News [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: isn@attrition.org Subject: [ISN] REVIEW: Modern Cryptography: Theory and Practice, Wenbo Mao Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Forwarded from: Rob, grandpa of Ryan,

Diebold completes e-voting printer prototype

2005-01-31 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Wherein Dieblod remembers, hey, presto, they're a cash-register company after all... Cheers, RAH --- http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techpolicy/evoting/2005-01-28-diebold-printout_x.htm USA Today Diebold completes e-voting printer prototype NORTH CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Diebold said

Effort to Speed Airport Security Is Going Private

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110549106703823542,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 12, 2005 Effort to Speed Airport Security Is Going Private Move Aims to Expand Program That Preregisters People Who Travel Frequently By AMY SCHATZ Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET

Sun creates worlds smallest SSL Web server

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=38DE2210-C6D9-4A59-B84F-98588FA24962 - Computer Business Review Sun creates world's smallest SSL Web server Sun Microsystems Inc has created what can truly be called a microsystem. The tiny server, nicknamed Sizzle (from Slim SSL), is the size and

Hanging the Pirates

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2005/0131/096_print.html Forbes Security Hanging the Pirates 01.31.05 Paul Kocher has a way to save Hollywood from illegal copying. Over the past few months top brass from Hollywood and Japan's consumer electronics giants have been hashing out their futures in

Webpay system open to voucher fraud

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/17/webpay_voucher_fraud/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Network Security » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/01/17/webpay_voucher_fraud/ Webpay system open to voucher fraud By Jan Libbenga

Word and Excel have RC4 flaw, claim

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theinquirer.net/print.aspx?article=20790print=1 Word and Excel have RC4 flaw, claim Cryptic cross words By: Nick Farrell Wednesday 19 January 2005, 07:50 SECURITY EXPERT Bruce Schneier claims that Microsoft's Word and Excel security protection systems have amateurish flaws which

Schneier on Security: Microsoft RC4 Flaw

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2005/01/microsoft_rc4_f.html Bruce Schneier Schneier on Security A weblog covering security and security technology. January 18, 2005 Microsoft RC4 Flaw One of the most important rules of stream ciphers is to never use the same keystream to

Consumer-Electronics Firms Join To Develop Antipiracy Software

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110609171910929502,00.html The Wall Street Journal January 19, 2005 Consumer-Electronics Firms Join To Develop Antipiracy Software By DON CLARK Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL January 19, 2005; Page D5 Some of the biggest

Tor 0.0.9.3 is out (fwd from [EMAIL PROTECTED])

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2005 10:01:46 +0100 From: Eugen Leitl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tor 0.0.9.3 is out (fwd from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Roger Dingledine [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tor 0.0.9.3 is out

PET 2005 Submission deadline approaching (7 Feb) and PET Award (21 Feb)

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: sec-lists: ;, anonymity researchers: ;, David Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:05:55 + From: George Danezis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: PET 2005 Submission deadline approaching (7 Feb) and PET Award (21 Feb)

Sleuthing Spyware--And Its Corporate Sponsors

2005-01-26 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.forbes.com/2005/01/19/cx_pp_0120spyedelman_print.html Forbes Software Sleuthing Spyware--And Its Corporate Sponsors Penelope Patsuris, 01.19.05, 5:34 PM ET Benjamin Edelman became a spyware expert before most of us had any idea what was even clogging our computers. He's

TSA: Tests going well for Secure Flight

2005-01-08 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/01/07/passenger.screening.ap/index.html CNN TSA: Tests going well for Secure Flight Friday, January 7, 2005 Posted: 11:21 AM EST (1621 GMT) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government has begun testing a computerized screening system that compares airline passengers'

[ISN] SSL VPNs Will Grow 54% A Year, Become Defacto Access Standard: Report

2005-01-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 06:41:49 -0600 (CST) From: InfoSec News [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: isn@attrition.org Subject: [ISN] SSL VPNs Will Grow 54% A Year, Become Defacto Access Standard: Report Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[fc-announce] FC05 registration to open next week

2005-01-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text User-Agent: Microsoft-Entourage/11.1.0.040913 From: Stuart E. Schechter [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [fc-announce] FC05 registration to open next week Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 11:00:54 -0500 Registration for Financial

Atom demo fixes quantum errors

2005-01-07 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=7746_0_6_0_C Always On Atom demo fixes quantum errors TRN NewsTeam | TRN [] | POSTED: 01.07.05 @09:47 Although quantum computers promise fantastic speed for certain types of very large problems, the logical components of quantum computers --

New computerized passport raises safety concerns

2005-01-05 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/mld/sanluisobispo/business/technology/10556269.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp Posted on Mon, Jan. 03, 2005 New computerized passport raises safety concerns By Kristi Heim Seattle Times When traveling abroad these days, most Americans probably wouldn't

A Force Field in Flat Gray to Protect a Wireless Network

2005-01-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/23/technology/circuits/23pain.html?pagewanted=printposition= The New York Times December 23, 2004 A Force Field in Flat Gray to Protect a Wireless Network Adam Baer s wireless networks have proliferated, computer security companies have come up with

U.S. passport privacy: Over and out?

2005-01-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2004/12/22/news/passport.html U.S. passport privacy: Over and out? By Hiawatha Bray The Boston Globe Thursday, December 23, 2004 It's December 2005 and you're all set for Christmas in Vienna. You have your most fashionable

Banks Test ID Device for Online Security

2005-01-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Okay. So AOL and Banks are *selling* RSA keys??? Could someone explain this to me? No. Really. I'm serious... Cheers, RAH http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/24/technology/24online.html?oref=loginpagewanted=printposition= The New York Times December 24, 2004 Banks Test ID Device for

AOL Help : About AOL® PassCode

2005-01-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://help.channels.aol.com/article.adp?catId=6sCId=415sSCId=4090articleId=217623 Have questions? Search AOL Help articles and tutorials: How To: Billing Channels Communicating Online E-Mail More Subjects Products and Services AOL.COM AOL® Computer Check-Up AOL Deskbar AOL® Calendar AOL®

Scientists close to network that defies hackers

2005-01-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/a0dcf3f0-5874-11d9-9940-0e2511c8.html The Financial Times Scientists close to network that defies hackers By Clive Cookson, Science Editor Published: December 28 2004 02:00 | Last updated: December 28 2004 02:00 Scientists have taken what they say is a big step

The story of Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen--from the KGB's point of view.

2005-01-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.opinionjournal.com/la/?id=110006088 OpinionJournal WSJ Online BOOKSHELF The Man Who Stole the Secrets The story of Aldrich Ames and Robert Hanssen--from the KGB's point of view. BY EDWARD JAY EPSTEIN Thursday, December 30, 2004 12:01 a.m. EST Recently a number of former CIA

eBay Dumps Passport, Microsoft Calls It Quits

2005-01-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.techweb.com/article/printableArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=IUVVYXUECEG4MQSNDBGCKHSCJUMEKJVN?articleID=56800077site_section=700029 eBay Dumps Passport, Microsoft Calls It Quits By TechWeb News December 30, 2004 (12:51 PM EST) URL: http://www.techweb.com/wire/ebiz/56800077 Another

Korean Online Banks Will Be Liable for 'Hacking' Damages in 2006

2005-01-04 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 04:30:34 -0600 (CST) From: InfoSec News [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: isn@attrition.org Subject: [ISN] Online Banks Will Be Liable for 'Hacking' Damages in 2006 Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Digipass Starts to Make a Mark

2004-12-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110348908376704197,00.html The Wall Street Journal December 20, 2004 Digipass Starts to Make a Mark Vasco Enhances Online Security As Web Banks Gain Popularity By STEVE DE BONVOISIN DOW JONES NEWSWIRES December 20, 2004 BRUSSELS --

Re: International meet on cryptology in Chennai

2004-12-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Comment: DomainKeys? See http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 00:08:49 -0800 (PST) From: Sarad AV [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: International meet on cryptology in Chennai To: R.A. Hettinga [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- R.A

Border Patrol hails new ID system

2004-12-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.washingtontimes.com/functions/print.php?StoryID=20041220-103705-9177r The Washington Times www.washingtontimes.com Border Patrol hails new ID system By Jerry Seper THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published December 21, 2004 Border Patrol agents assigned to U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Cryptography Research wants piracy speed bump on HD DVDs

2004-12-15 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/12/15/cryptography_research/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Internet and Law » Digital Rights/Digital Wrongs » Cryptography Research wants piracy speed bump on HD DVDs By Faultline (peter at rethinkresearch.biz)

Toshiba shows practical quantum cryptography

2004-12-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/print/?TYPE=storyAT=39181033-39020357t-1013c Toshiba shows practical quantum cryptography Rupert Goodwins ZDNet UK December 13, 2004, 18:15 GMT Toshiba Research Europe demonstrated last week what it claims is the world's first reliable automated quantum cryptography

Australian snooping laws pass lower house

2004-12-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://australianit.news.com.au/common/print/0,7208,11636719%5E15319%5E%5Enbv%5E15306,00.html Australian IT Snooping laws pass lower house DECEMBER 09, 2004 POLICE will be able to access stored voice mail, email and mobile phone text messages under new laws passed by federal parliament today.

New Global Directory of OpenPGP Keys

2004-12-09 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 18:48:09 +0100 From: Eugen Leitl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: New Global Directory of OpenPGP Keys User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Link: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/09/1446203 Posted by: michael, on

Certicom Extends Security Platform, Enabling Developers to Address Government Market

2004-12-06 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109STORY=/www/story/12-06-2004/0002584252EDATE= Certicom Extends Security Platform, Enabling Developers to Address Government Market Certicom Security Architecture for Government provides integrated suite of

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