Firefox extension "SafeCache"? Thoughts?

2007-12-17 Thread jeffery statin
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Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Martin Fick
--- "F. Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The threat model we're talking about is > hostile-server, in addition to > our "old friend" man-in-the-middle, right? Sure, -Martin Never miss a thing. Make Ya

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Martin Fick
--- "F. Fox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA256 > > Martin Fick wrote: > (snipped a litany of requirements, all of which > talking about one-to-one > communications) > > To me, it seems that it'd be better to try to > modify something SMTP/POP-like for

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread F. Fox
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Martin Fick wrote: (snip) > > Well, I think that is exactly what you will get > if you use pgp or gpg to send an encrypted email > to multiple recipients. > (snip) IIRC, a GPG message in encrypted only once - even if there's multiple recipients

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread F. Fox
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Martin Fick wrote: > --- "Jonathan D. Proulx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 09:25:13AM -0800, Martin >> Fick wrote: (snip) >> HTTP is a publishing mechanisim in which you >> usually want people to see it, or restrict >> v

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread F. Fox
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Martin Fick wrote: (snipped a litany of requirements, all of which talking about one-to-one communications) To me, it seems that it'd be better to try to modify something SMTP/POP-like for this, than to modify HTTP for it. It sounds just like what a

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread F. Fox
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 The threat model we're talking about is hostile-server, in addition to our "old friend" man-in-the-middle, right? (Just trying to get my brain straight...) - -- F. Fox: A+, Network+, Security+ Owner of Tor node "kitsune" http://fenrisfox.livejourna

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread F. Fox
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA256 Michael Holstein wrote: (snip) > I'm not a mathematician, but it can't be wise to store multiple copies > of the same plaintext encrypted by the same cipher using different keys > .. much crypto has historically been broken that way. (snip) Historic

Tor gives "resolve failed" errors even when IP address is supplied

2007-12-17 Thread Jared Hansen
Hello, I've been using Tor for some time, but recently ran into problems when I started running it on my Linksys NSLU2 (running Unslung V2.3R63-uNSLUng-6.8-beta). I'm running version 0.1.2.17 of Tor, the latest version for which there is a compiled ipkg package. (I'm posting even though I know t

Re: Change your name to avoid ISP known about Tor-exit? (Was: Provider 1blu closed exit node torpaulianer)

2007-12-17 Thread marcel
xiando <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > but maybe you just have to change your name, after they recognize > > the TOR-Exit and the first contract is about to extend ;) > > This is a very bad idea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smiley http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jok

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Martin Fick
--- Martin Fick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Michael Holstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > My thought on Java was to be able to > > automate the key scheme within the > > browser, versus requiring them download > > a .gz.gpg file and decrypt it on their > > own. A (sort-of) working

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Martin Fick
--- "Jonathan D. Proulx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 09:25:13AM -0800, Martin > Fick wrote: > > :> It's an interesting threat model though :) > : > :Yes, but it really is a fairly simple one. > :I am surprised that HTML does not seem > :to have some extension to deal with

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Martin Fick
--- "Vlad \"SATtva\" Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have you looked at FireGPG Firefox extension? > http://firegpg.tuxfamily.org/ --- "Alexander W. Janssen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Why not simply use the Firegpg-extension for > Firefox? I had not seen this, thank you, this would cer

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Vlad "SATtva" Miller
Martin Fick wrote on 17.12.2007 23:25: > I am surprised that HTML does not seem > to have some extension to deal with this > already. It is not much different from > encrypted email concepts, just that the > browser needs the ability to do the > decrypting instead of your mail program. > The s

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Vlad "SATtva" Miller
Michael Holstein wrote on 17.12.2007 23:01: > I'm not a mathematician, but it can't be wise to store multiple copies > of the same plaintext encrypted by the same cipher using different keys > .. much crypto has historically been broken that way. As a side note: In the context of OpenPGP you have

Re: Hello, about Best Hardware...

2007-12-17 Thread Ruediger Klis
algenon flower schrieb: Hello Everyone! Been away for a little while, internet access lately has been a bit spotty; access has been hotels with unsecured networks (thanks Best Western),,& my laptop at the all niter next to campus. I am still waiting for comcasts rates to go down so I can re-

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Martin Fick
--- Michael Holstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is there a mechanism to use HTTPS to > > preencrypt web pages so that they > > are encrypted on the server (and so the > > server does not have the keys to decrypt > > them!) > > Not using HTTPS per-se, but you can use SSL to > encrypt f

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Martin Fick
It is now clear to me that I have been unclear about the requirements. Let me try to be more explicit. 1) I am looking for a "point2point", "sender 2 receiver", secure encrypted web page mechanism. 2) Senders are untrusted to recipients. 3) Web server is untrusted to recipients. 4) Send

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Alexander W. Janssen
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Martin Fick wrote: > Yes, but it really is a fairly simple one. I am surprised that HTML > does not seem to have some extension to deal with this already. It > is not much different from encrypted email concepts, just that the > browser needs the abi

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 09:25:13AM -0800, Martin Fick wrote: :> It's an interesting threat model though :) : :Yes, but it really is a fairly simple one. :I am surprised that HTML does not seem :to have some extension to deal with this :already. It is not much different from :encrypted email conc

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Martin Fick
--- Michael Holstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Despite my bias, an embedded java app > > would not work since it would be > > controlled (provided) by the hostile > > server right? > > You could sign the applet with a key > provided to your clients, since you're > using a distribution

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 08:52:30AM -0800, Martin Fick wrote: :> I may be missing something about the :> implications of HTTPS, but you could :> certainly key pgp public keys to x.509 :> identities if you wanted to keep static :> data gpg encrypted on the server. : :I'm not sure that I understan

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Michael Holstein
Is there a mechanism to use HTTPS to preencrypt web pages so that they are encrypted on the server (and so the server does not have the keys to decrypt them!) Not using HTTPS per-se, but you can use SSL to encrypt files. My initial constraints are that once the data is put on the server

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Michael Holstein
Despite my bias, an embedded java app would not work since it would be controlled (provided) by the hostile server right? You could sign the applet with a key provided to your clients, since you're using a distribution model where you have known end-users (as you need their keys to encr

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Martin Fick
--- "Jonathan D. Proulx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 11:12:46PM +0600, Vlad > SATtva Miller wrote: ... > What about just HTTPS with user certificates? you > get both proof of identity and a means of > encrypting data to that identity, yes? Is there a mechanism to use HT

Re: heise online: Klarstellung

2007-12-17 Thread TOR-Admin (gpfTOR1)
Eugen Leitl schrieb: > Log-free? If Tor doesn't log, your firewall'd better. You want > to be your nodes not attributable to you, wait until 20090101, > then go malware. I mean, if running Tor without logs after 20090101 > is illegal, then what else do you have to lose? You're a criminal > already

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Martin Fick
--- Michael Holstein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I have what may perhaps seem like a strange > > question. Is there any commonly used software for > > encrypting and decrypting web pages? > > > > > Let me explain that a little better: > > imagine a web > > site which has content dest

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Michael Holstein
I have what may perhaps seem like a strange question. Is there any commonly used software for encrypting and decrypting web pages? Yes, SSL .. and it's been around for quite a while. Let me explain that a little better: imagine a web site which has content destined for specific individ

Re: Change your name to avoid ISP known about Tor-exit? (Was: Provider 1blu closed exit node torpaulianer)

2007-12-17 Thread xiando
> but maybe you just have to change your name, after they recognize > the TOR-Exit and the first contract is about to extend ;) This is a very bad idea. Be perfectly honest with your ISP if you operate a Tor exit node. The best thing you can do is to be honest up-front and explain what Tor is an

Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

2007-12-17 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 11:12:46PM +0600, Vlad SATtva Miller wrote: :Considering the amount of bugs and weaknesses found regularly (and not :found) in common browser software (open source or not), it's not a :well-advised practice to trust a browser handling of sensitive private keys. While I agr

Re: heise online: Klarstellung

2007-12-17 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Mon, Dec 17, 2007 at 03:21:20PM +0100, TOR-Admin (gpfTOR1) wrote: > Half a year ago, Roger D. wrotes here "software moves faster than Your ISP sees your entire traffic. No software can hide that fact. To some problems, there are no technical solutions. No software can make a group of people fr

Re: heise online: Klarstellung

2007-12-17 Thread TOR-Admin (gpfTOR1)
Olaf Selke schrieb: > TOR-Admin (gpfTOR1) wrote: >> But first I hope, we do not have to log!!! > > although I still believe data retention doesn't apply to tor operators, I > would rather shut > down my node than equipping it with lawful interception functionality. Full ack! But at the moment I

Re: heise online: Klarstellung

2007-12-17 Thread Olaf Selke
TOR-Admin (gpfTOR1) wrote: > > But first I hope, we do not have to log!!! although I still believe data retention doesn't apply to tor operators, I would rather shut down my node than equipping it with lawful interception functionality. Olaf

Re: heise online: Klarstellung

2007-12-17 Thread TOR-Admin (gpfTOR1)
anon ymous schrieb: >> Server Traffic: 2.000 KB/s im Durchschnitt >> Logdaten für eine Woche: 200 GByte >> Logdaten nach Entfernung nicht benötigter Inhalte: 120 GByte >> Logdaten komprimiert und verschlüsselt: 20 GByte >> Logdaten für 26 Wochen: 500 GByte im Durchschnitt >> > I have some question

Re: heise online: Klarstellung

2007-12-17 Thread anon ymous
On 12/15/07, TOR-Admin (gpfTOR1) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Siehe > http://blog.kairaven.de/archives/1428-We-are-fucked-individually!.html > > Server Traffic: 2.000 KB/s im Durchschnitt > Logdaten für eine Woche: 200 GByte > Logdaten nach Entfernung nicht benötigter Inhalte: 120 GByte > Logdaten