Re: [cryptography] really sub-CAs for MitM deep packet inspectors? (Re: Auditable CAs)

2011-11-30 Thread Nathan Loofbourrow
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Rose, Greg wrote: > On 2011 Nov 30, at 16:44 , Adam Back wrote: > > > Are there really any CAs which issue sub-CA for "deep packet inspection" > aka > > doing MitM and issue certs on the fly for everything going through them: > > gmail, hotmail, online banking etc

Re: [cryptography] bitcoin scalability to high transaction rates

2011-07-21 Thread Nathan Loofbourrow
On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 8:41 AM, Sampo Syreeni wrote: > On 2011-07-21, Marsh Ray wrote: > > I guess I don't see the need to do bitcoin crypto transactions at that >> speed any more than the other high-speed exchanges need to rapidly move >> stock certificates, hard cash, or perform ACH/EFTs. >>

Re: [cryptography] Crypto-economics metadiscussion

2011-06-13 Thread Nathan Loofbourrow
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 9:40 PM, Peter Gutmann wrote: > Marsh Ray writes: > > >I 'aint no self-appointed moderator of this list and I do find the subject > of > >economics terribly interesting, but maybe it would make sense to willfully > >confine the scope of our discussion of Bitcoin and other

Re: [cryptography] Digital cash in the news...

2011-06-13 Thread Nathan Loofbourrow
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 8:29 AM, Nico Williams wrote: > > I particularly agree that CRA and Frannie primarily set in motion the > market dynamic that led to either the bubble itself or its ultimate > size, or both. There's straightforward evidence: total up the amount > in securities sold by Fran

Re: [cryptography] Digital cash in the news...

2011-06-12 Thread Nathan Loofbourrow
Ian G wrote: > The way to do this is a /contract/ which is a defined format of promise to > deliver, date, consideration, etc. You write that down in boring ascii: To your point, each issued BitCoin is a contract -- well, the completion of one, anyway. The contract states as follows: "I have p

Re: [cryptography] D-Wave Sells First Quantum Computer

2011-05-28 Thread Nathan Loofbourrow
On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 7:05 PM, James A. Donald wrote: > On 28/05/11 03:37, James A. Donald wrote: > >> What can be said is that the class of problems soluble by a quantum >>> computer >>> is larger than the class of problems soluble by a classical computer. >>> >> > On 2011-05-29 9:01 AM, David