Re: classical crypto programmatic aids

2006-06-29 Thread Max A.
Travis, Take a look at http://www.cryptool.com/ Regards, Max On 6/27/06, Travis H. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi folks, Does anyone here know of any computer-based aids for breaking classical cryptosystems? I'm thinking in particular of the ones in Body of Secrets, which are so short that I

Re: classical crypto programmatic aids

2006-06-29 Thread lists
Travis, Does anyone here know of any computer-based aids for breaking classical cryptosystems? I'm thinking in particular of the ones in Body of Secrets, which are so short that I really hope they're monoalphabetic substitutions. But I'm interested in these sorts of programs more

EMC is buying RSA

2006-06-29 Thread Steven M. Bellovin
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-emc-announces-definitive-agreement-acquire-rsa-security-further-/2006/06/29/1700560.htm says that EMC is buying RSA. --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb - The

Voice phishing

2006-06-29 Thread Jason Holt
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/26/voice_phishing/ Hi-tech fraudsters have begun using recorded telephone messages in a bid to trick users into handing over confidential account information. The tactic has been adopted as a variant of recently detected phishing attacks targeting

Re: Use of TPM chip for RNG?

2006-06-29 Thread Hal Finney
A few weeks ago I asked for information on using the increasingly prevalent built-in TPM chips in computers (especially laptops) as a random number source. I got some good advice and want to summarize the information for the benefit of others. The TPM chip as spec'd by the Trusted Computing

Re: EMC is buying RSA

2006-06-29 Thread Aram Perez
On Jun 29, 2006, at 2:26 PM, Steven M. Bellovin wrote: http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-emc-announces-definitive-agreement- acquire-rsa-security-further-/2006/06/29/1700560.htm says that EMC is buying RSA. --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb Here's another