Quantum memory for light

2004-12-05 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.physorg.com/news2227.html PhysOrg Nano and Quantum Physics Technology Applied Physics Space and Earth science Electronic Devices Striking Research and Developments Quantum memory for light December 03, 2004 Realization of quantum memory for light allows the extension of quantum

Hacking tool 'draws FBI subpoenas'

2004-11-30 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/25/nmap_draws_fbi_subpoenas/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Network Security » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/25/nmap_draws_fbi_subpoenas/ Hacking tool 'draws FBI subpoenas' By Kevin

MyKad too hi-tech to forge

2004-11-30 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/11/27/nation/9513530sec=nation The Star Online News Saturday November 27, 2004 MyKad too hi-tech to forge BY JANE RITIKOS KUALA LUMPUR: The National Registration Department has detected about 10 cases of forged MyKad issued to illegal

I'm sorry, I haven't a clue

2004-11-30 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.guardian.co.uk/print/0,3858,5072953-103390,00.html Guardian | Comment I'm sorry, I haven't a clue However cracked they may be, our fascination for codes remains Mark Lawson Saturday November 27, 2004 The Guardian The discovery of a code at Shugborough Hall, in Staffordshire -

ACLU concerned that microchip passports won't be encrypted

2004-11-30 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.indystar.com/articles/5/197851-1715-P.html The Indianapolis Star ACLU concerned that microchip passports won't be encrypted Associated Press November 27, 2004 WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration opposes security measures for new microchip-equipped passports that privacy

Some Secret: Open House, Open Bar

2004-11-30 Thread R.A. Hettinga
Must have passed some kinda big supplemental. Cheers, RAH --- http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A8583-2004Nov23?language=printer The Washington Post washingtonpost.com Round-Trip or One-Way Tickets? By Al Kamen Wednesday, November 24, 2004; Page A19 Some Secret: Open House,

DIY fingerprint idea thwarts ID thieves

2004-11-25 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/24/fingerprint_fights_id_theft/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/24/fingerprint_fights_id_theft/ DIY fingerprint idea thwarts ID thieves By John Leyden (john.leyden at

SSRN- Deworming the Internet by Douglas Barnes

2004-11-24 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=622364 SSRN Deworming the Internet DOUGLAS BARNES University of Texas at Austin - School of Law Texas Law Review, Vol. 83, No. 1 Abstract: Both law enforcement and markets for software standards have failed to solve the

Nonce Stamp: SRI International Receives Security Technology Patent for Paper-based Transactions

2004-11-23 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_viewnewsId=20041123005187newsLang=en November 23, 2004 08:01 AM US Eastern Timezone SRI International Receives Security Technology Patent for Paper-based Transactions MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23,

Microchip passport critics say ID theft possible

2004-11-22 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-11-22-hitech-passport_x.htm USA Today Microchip passport critics say ID theft possible The Associated Press The United States hasn't issued any microchip-equipped passports yet, but as the Department of State tests different prototypes, the international

A Man of Many Words, David Shulman Dies at 91

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
During World War II, he cracked Japanese secret codes for the Army, then returned to puzzles. He was a founder of the American Cryptogram Association, and in 1976 published An Annotated Bibliography of Cryptography, still used by experts. He was a champion scrabble player, and wrote a scholarly

Single Field Shapes Quantum Bits

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/04/11/rnb_110804.asp?trk=nl Technology Review Single Field Shapes Quantum Bits November 8, 2005 Quantum computers, which tap the properties of particles like atoms, photons and electrons to carry out computations, could potentially use a variety of

No mandate for e-voting, computer scientist says

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://gcn.com/cgi-bin/udt/im.display.printable?client.id=gcndaily2story.id=27861 No mandate for e-voting, computer scientist says 11/09/04 By William Jackson, GCN Staff Despite wide use in last week's presidential election, direct-recording electronic voting still is a faulty method of casting

Calif. settles electronic voting suit against Diebold for $2.6M

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/11/10/financial1831EST0118.DTL Ths San Francisco Chronicle Calif. settles electronic voting suit against Diebold for $2.6M RACHEL KONRAD, AP Technology Writer Wednesday, November 10, 2004 (11-10) 15:31 PST SAN FRANCISCO (AP) --

E-Mail Authentication Will Not End Spam, Panelists Say

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A41460-2004Nov10?language=printer The Washington Post washingtonpost.com E-Mail Authentication Will Not End Spam, Panelists Say By Jonathan Krim Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 11, 2004; Page E01 For consumers and businesses

Banks brace for cashpoint attack

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/11/banks_prepare_for_atm_cyber_crime/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Security » Network Security » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/11/banks_prepare_for_atm_cyber_crime/ Banks brace for cashpoint

Gov't Orders Air Passenger Data for Test

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storycid=519u=/ap/20041112/ap_on_re_us/passenger_screening_1printer=1 Yahoo! Gov't Orders Air Passenger Data for Test Fri Nov 12, 2:35 PM ET By LESLIE MILLER, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - The government on Friday ordered airlines to turn over

Want to surf net? Show I-card

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.hindustantimes.com/onlineCDA/PFVersion.jsp?article=http://10.81.141.122/news/181_1104972,0006.htm : HindustanTimes.com Prove identity to surf net in Bangalore Press Trust of India Bangalore, November 15 Advertisement Internet surfers in over 50,000 cyber cafés across Karnataka

[ISN] Japanese Government Bans Security Researcher's Speech

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 04:48:20 -0600 (CST) From: InfoSec News [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ISN] Japanese Government Bans Security Researcher's Speech Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: InfoSec News isn.attrition.org List-Archive:

[Osint] DHS Now Has Non-Disclosure Agreement For *Un*classified Info

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text To: Bruce Tefft [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thread-Index: AcTLBDc4vJyL80TwSZuIiwn1AOddIQACB0Zg From: Bruce Tefft [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mailing-List: list [EMAIL PROTECTED]; contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:13:19 -0500 Subject: [osint] A NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT FOR

Certicom First to Earn FIPS 186-2 Validation for Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109STORY=/www/story/11-15-2004/0002456260EDATE= Certicom First to Earn FIPS 186-2 Validation for Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm Validation of ECC-based algorithm another step in

[ISN] BlackBerry prickles Department of Defence spooks

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 07:34:56 -0600 (CST) From: InfoSec News [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ISN] BlackBerry prickles Department of Defence spooks Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: InfoSec News isn.attrition.org List-Archive:

'Virtual Debit Card' Aims To Combat Online Fraud

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB110056759053675009,00.html The Wall Street Journal November 16, 2004 MONEY 'Virtual Debit Card' Aims To Combat Online Fraud By JENNIFER SARANOW Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL November 16, 2004; Page D2 Consumers typically have been

The Beginning of the Crypto Era

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.eweek.com/print_article2/0,2533,a=139274,00.asp EWeek The Beginning of the Crypto Era November 15, 2004 By Larry Seltzer In a move that was totally expected, if a little early, Yahoo has announced that it will put its money where its mouth is and start checking Yahoo Mail with

Crypto-Tax: Re: India to tax / levy license fees on ISPs that offer VPNs

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 05:47:53 +0530 From: Suresh Ramasubramanian [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Deepak Jain [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: NANOG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: India to tax / levy license fees on ISPs that offer VPNs Organization: Outblaze Limited -

Just Another Chip in the (Privacy) Wall

2004-11-18 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/04/11/wo_kushner111804.asp?p=0 Technology Review Just Another Chip in the (Privacy) Wall An electronic database implanted under the skin can assure speedy and proper medical care-but is it worth it? By David Kushner November 18, 2004 You can

Corporate governance goals impossible - RSA

2004-11-06 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/04/rsa_redux/print.html The Register Biting the hand that feeds IT The Register » Business » Management » Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/04/rsa_redux/ Corporate governance goals impossible - RSA By John Leyden (john.leyden at

When A Pencil And Paper Makes Sense

2004-11-06 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.forbes.com/2004/11/05/cx_ah_1105tentech_print.html Forbes Ten O'Clock Tech When A Pencil And Paper Makes Sense Arik Hesseldahl, 11.05.04, 10:00 AM ET Thank goodness, it's over. Sometime around 4:30 A.M. Wednesday I went to bed, not the least bit uncertain that George W. Bush had

RE: Your source code, for sale

2004-11-06 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 10:18 AM -0800 11/5/04, Hal Finney wrote: Yes, I'm looking at ideas like this for ecash gambling, but you have a who-goes-first problem. Whenever we talk about financial applications, where the assets represented by one bearer certificate are exchanged for those represented by another, what's

Machine Error Gives Bush Extra Ohio Votes

2004-11-06 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20041105/D865R1DO0.html Machine Error Gives Bush Extra Ohio Votes Email this Story Nov 5, 11:56 AM (ET) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An error with an electronic voting system gave President Bush 3,893 extra votes in suburban Columbus, elections officials said.

Broward machines count backward

2004-11-06 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/politics/content/news/epaper/2004/11/05/a29a_BROWVOTE_1105.html Palm Beach Post Broward machines count backward By Eliot Kleinberg Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Friday, November 05, 2004 FORT LAUDERDALE - It had to happen. Things were just going too smoothly.

Re: Financial identity is *dangerous*? (was re: Fake companies, real money)

2004-11-01 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 9:29 AM -0700 10/28/04, James A. Donald wrote: Is there a phone that is programmable enough to store secrets on and sign and decrypt stuff? I think we're getting there. We're going to need a, heh, killer ap, for it, of course. :-) Cheers, RAH -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto:

[ISN] Secret Service busts online organized crime ring

2004-11-01 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 03:31:38 -0500 (CDT) From: InfoSec News [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ISN] Secret Service busts online organized crime ring Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: InfoSec News isn.attrition.org List-Archive:

Trio try for better mobile security

2004-11-01 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.vnunet.com/print/1159101 vnunet.com Trio try for better mobile security The Trusted Mobile Platform from Intel, IBM and NTT DoCoMo aims to make mobiles a better bet for secure networking Daniel Robinson, IT Week 01 Nov 2004 Intel, IBM and mobile communications company NTT DoCoMo

Re: Financial identity is *dangerous*? (was re: Fake companies, real money)

2004-10-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 10:41 PM +0200 10/23/04, Eugen Leitl wrote: No, that's going to be the mobile phone. Certainly getting to be like Chaum's ideal crypto device. You own it, it has its own I/O, and it never leaves your sight. Cheers, RAH -- - R. A. Hettinga mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The

RE: Financial identity is *dangerous*? (was re: Fake companies, real money)

2004-10-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
At 9:30 AM -0400 10/25/04, Trei, Peter wrote: If we're going to insist on dedicated, trusted, physical devices for these bearer bonds, then how is this different than what Chaum proposed over 15 years ago? I don't think that face to face will be necessary. It just means keeping control of your

E-Vote Vendors Hand Over Software

2004-10-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,65490,00.html Wired News E-Vote Vendors Hand Over Software By Kim Zetter? Story location: http://www.wired.com/news/evote/0,2645,65490,00.html 03:00 PM Oct. 26, 2004 PT In an effort to increase the integrity of next week's presidential election, five

Deadline extended to November 5th - Fourth Annual PKI RD Workshop

2004-10-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text From: Carl Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Deadline extended to November 5th - Fourth Annual PKI RD Workshop Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 21:00:01 -0700 Thread-Index: AcS72W7c3/cyBY4hSTyGnbNT4eKDuQ== Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The deadline for paper

New 32-bit SIM Chip from STMicroelectronics

2004-10-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
The core includes dedicated DES (Data Encryption Standard) instructions for Secret Key cryptography, and a fast Multiply and Accumulate instruction for Public Key (RSA) and Elliptic Curve cryptography, plus a CRC (Cyclic Redundency Check) instruction. A firmware cryptographic subroutine library

Europe opts for biometric passports

2004-10-28 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.com.com/2102-1012_3-5429679.html?tag=st.util.print CNET News Europe opts for biometric pasports By Lars Pasveer http://news.com.com/Europe+opts+for+biometric+pasports/2100-1012_3-5429679.html Story last modified October 27, 2004, 5:56 PM PDT Ministers for European Union

Patriot Act redux?

2004-10-23 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://news.com.com/2102-1071_3-5414087.html?tag=st.util.print Patriot Act redux? By Declan McCullagh http://news.com.com/Patriot+Act+redux/2010-1071_3-5414087.html Story last modified October 18, 2004, 4:00 AM PDT With Election Day fast approaching, it was only a matter of time before

[ISN] 2-Fingerprint Border ID System Called Inadequate

2004-10-21 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:40:22 -0500 (CDT) From: InfoSec News [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ISN] 2-Fingerprint Border ID System Called Inadequate Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: InfoSec News isn.attrition.org List-Archive:

[ISN] Worldwide Phishing Attacks May Stem from Few Sources

2004-10-21 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 01:41:32 -0500 (CDT) From: InfoSec News [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ISN] Worldwide Phishing Attacks May Stem from Few Sources Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Id: InfoSec News isn.attrition.org List-Archive:

Are new passports [an] identity-theft risk?

2004-10-21 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=41030 WorldNetDaily Thursday, October 21, 2004 YOUR PAPERS, PLEASE Š Are new passports identity-theft risk? Privacy advocates warn data chips can be 'seen' by anyone with reader Posted: October 21, 2004 5:00 p.m. Eastern While

Tor 0.0.9pre3 is out (fwd from [EMAIL PROTECTED])

2004-10-19 Thread R.A. Hettinga
--- begin forwarded text Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 12:45:03 +0200 From: Eugen Leitl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tor 0.0.9pre3 is out (fwd from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Roger Dingledine [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tor 0.0.9pre3 is

Airline ID requirement faces legal challenge

2004-10-13 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/surveillance/2004-10-10-privacy_x.htm USA Today Airline ID requirement faces legal challenge By Richard Willing, USA TODAY At a time when Americans have come to expect tight security for air travel, it might seem to be an odd question: Does requiring airline

Congress Close to Establishing Rules for Driver's Licenses

2004-10-12 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://nytimes.com/2004/10/11/politics/11identity.html?pagewanted=printposition= The New York Times October 11, 2004 Congress Close to Establishing Rules for Driver's Licenses By MATTHEW L. WALD ASHINGTON, Oct. 10 - Following a recommendation of the Sept. 11 commission, the House and Senate

Cash, Credit -- or Prints?

2004-10-11 Thread R.A. Hettinga
http://online.wsj.com/article_print/0,,SB109744462285841431,00.html The Wall Street Journal October 11, 2004 Cash, Credit -- or Prints? Fingerprints May Replace Money, Passwords and Keys; One Downside: Gummi Fakes By WILLIAM M. BULKELEY Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL October

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