Vulnerability in the WinZip implimentation of AES?

http://www.cse.ucsd.edu/users/tkohno/papers/WinZip/ Abstract: WinZip is a popular compression utility for Microsoft Windows computers, the latest version of which is advertised as having "easy-to-use AES encryption to protect your sensitive data." We exhibit several attacks against WinZip's new e

Diffie-Hellman question

I have a standard implementation of OpenSSL, with Diffie-Hellman prime in the SSL certificate. The DH cipher suite is enabled. Is it safe to keep one prime there forever, or should I rather periodically regenerate it? Why? If yes, what's some sane period to do so: day, week, month? If the advers

EU seeks quantum cryptography response to Echelon

Network World Fusion EU seeks quantum cryptography response to Echelon By Philip Willan IDG News Service, 05/17/04 The European Union is to invest ¤11 million ($13 million) over the next four years to develop a secure communication system ba

Iraq developments

Politics in action... acting president of the Iraqi council is assassinated; coalition finds "small amounts of" sarin released from an exploding shell in Iraq. What's next, we steal all their remaining chemical weapons and bring them and our military home? -- "Not your decision to make." "Yes.

GoodIdea||BadIdea: Ayers Island Challenge?

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,63316,00.html "This is going to push the envelope on a lot of fronts," said George Markowsky, president of Ayers Island LLC. "The goal is to detect anyone coming onto the island at any point, and to follow them i