Re: Email tapping by ISPs, forwarder addresses, and crypto proxies

2004-07-23 Thread Major Variola (ret)
At 10:27 AM 7/22/04 -0400, Tyler Durden wrote: Gilmore et al used a bunch of old Sun Chassis for his Kocher's DEScracker. You think this is somehow more than 100 watts, in a diplo suitcase, nowadays? My point was, Gilmore et al were way behind what's capable. Proof of concept needn't be

Re: Email tapping by ISPs, forwarder addresses, and crypto proxies

2004-07-23 Thread Major Variola (ret)
At 12:39 AM 7/22/04 -0500, J.A. Terranson wrote: On Wed, 21 Jul 2004, Major Variola (ret) wrote: I'm following the Principle of not underestimating the adversary, Don't go overboard: remember that there is a difference between underestimating your adversary and unrealistically *over*estimating

Re: Email tapping by ISPs, forwarder addresses, and crypto proxies

2004-07-23 Thread Thomas Shaddack
On Thu, 22 Jul 2004, Major Variola (ret) wrote: My point is only that they will be killed should they leak their actual capabilities. Well... I am reading a book about intelligence now. Specifically, Ernst Volkman: Spies - the secret agents who changed the course of history. Amusing book;

Re: Cryptographers and U.S. Immigration

2004-07-23 Thread alan
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004, R. A. Hettinga wrote: http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-0407.html#3 Cryptographers and U.S. Immigration Seems like cryptographers are being questioned when they enter the U.S. these days. Recently I received this (anonymous) comment: It seems that the U.S.