Tell them to stop as it already exists, get Plan 9. http://plan9.bell-labs.com On Thu, 21 Jun 2001, R. A. Hettinga wrote: > At 5:08 PM -0600 on 6/20/01, EDUCAUSE wrote: > > > > PRIVATE LIFE > > Researchers at Ottawa University are developing Cryptobox, a > > program that encrypts e-mail, instant messages, and other Internet > > communications. The program works by sending transmissions over > > a peer-to-peer network, scrambling each end of the transmission > > with an encryption code and hiding it underneath a stream of junk > > traffic. The system automatically decodes the transmissions once > > they reach their destinations. The researchers have already > > tested Cryptobox in a network of 40 real and 200 virtual clients > > and report that the test succeeded. Independent researchers are > > skeptical, however. Richard Clayton, a computer scientist at > > Cambridge University, noted, "It's unclear whether they can make > > this work and keep it stable in the real world with millions of > > systems." The program could, if successful on a large scale, > > solve one of the main security vulnerabilities of the Internet. > > Currently, e-mails, instant messages, and many other transmissions > > can be easily intercepted by those with access to key areas of a > > network. > > (New Scientist Online, 18 June 2001) > > -- > ----------------- > R. A. Hettinga <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> > 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA > "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, > [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to > experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire' > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Cryptography Mailing List > Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- ____________________________________________________________________ "...where annual election ends, tyranny begins;" Thomas Jefferson & Samuel Adams The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------
