In general, we no longer need "strong crypto". DMCA
plus ROT13 and a smashmouth lawyer suffices.
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Subject: Re: New Chips Can Keep a Tight Rein on Consumers
Pete Chown <[EMAIL PROTEC
>By design, the Mobitex specification, like other wireless standards
>such as Global System for Mobile Communications and General Packet
>Radio Service, sends packets in unencrypted form.
Mobitex perhaps. GSM and GPRS, not true.
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From: R. A. Hettinga
To: Digital Bea
An 8-bit 1/2 MIP smart card can generate 1024 bit RSA key
pair in about 20 seconds and 512 bit key pair in less
than 5 seconds.
Since this isn't typically done in the checkout lane
this is certainly an acceptable time/security trade-off
by many lights. A device that can't generate a key pair
p
>I'm unaware of any
>smart card system that has survived a serious assault.
By serious I assume you mean practical and cost effective
in practice not just theoretical hyperventilation.
The GSM SIM and the German Geldkarte have security
records that compare favorably to other technologies
as do
shop
>>As I never tire of saying, "PKI is the ATM of security."
>
>Naah, it's the monorail/videophone/SST of security. Looks great at the
World
>Fair, but a bit difficult to turn into a reality outside the fairgrounds.
>
>Peter (who would like to say that o
