Re: a smartcard of a different color

1999-11-17 Thread Ben Laurie
Robert Hettinga wrote: --- begin forwarded text To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: a smartcard of a different color Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:15:07 -0500 From: Dan Geer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yesterday I saw a smartcard of a different color. In particular, it is

Re: a smartcard of a different color

1999-11-17 Thread Steven M. Bellovin
In message v04220814b457e31782c9@[204.167.101.35], Robert Hettinga writes: --- begin forwarded text To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: a smartcard of a different color Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:15:07 -0500 From: Dan Geer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yesterday I saw a

Key sizes paper published

1999-11-17 Thread P.J. Ponder
Bruce Schneier noted in the latest 'Crypto-Gram' a paper on key sizes written by Arjen Lenstra and Eric Verheul: http://www.cryptosavvy.com The paper explains the methods used to arrive at various estimates. One interesting note is the expected weakness of the US Digital Signature Standard

Re: ECHELON Watch

1999-11-17 Thread Dan Geer
ACLU today launched a new web site www.echelonwatch.org... I find the phrasing of this site curious... You're talking about end-product... It is my strong suspicion that whereas the lead enjoyed by national agencies in crypto matters is substantial, such leads as they

Re: a smartcard of a different color

1999-11-17 Thread Peter Gutmann
Robert Hettinga [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Subject: a smartcard of a different color From: Dan Geer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yesterday I saw a smartcard of a different color. In particular, it is the smartcard chip but in a key-ring thing that is more or less identical to the Mobil SpeedPass except

Re: USB smartkeys etc.

1999-11-17 Thread Brad Kemp
Rainbow sent me just such a device as part of the SDK. Its a 6 foot USB extender cable. Brad At 11:20 AM 11/17/99 -0500, Perry E. Metzger wrote: Steve points out that USB is not meant for repeated connect-disconnect cycles to the extent needed for "smart keys" and such, and that many machines

Re: a smartcard of a different color

1999-11-17 Thread Arnold G. Reinhold
At 10:02 AM -0500 11/17/99, Steven M. Bellovin wrote: In message v04220814b457e31782c9@[204.167.101.35], Robert Hettinga writes: --- begin forwarded text To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: a smartcard of a different color Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 22:15:07 -0500 From: Dan Geer [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: a smartcard of a different color

1999-11-17 Thread Vin McLellan
Dan Geer [EMAIL PROTECTED] reported: Yesterday I saw a smartcard of a different color. In particular, it is the smartcard chip but in a key-ring thing that is more or less identical to the Mobil SpeedPass except that it has a USB connector on one end and a keyring hole on the other. Total