Re: quantum computer factors number

2001-12-21 Thread Ben Laurie
Steve Bellovin wrote: A quantum computer has been built that has actually factored a number: 15. It's not a very interesting number from a cryptographic perspective, but it is real. http://www.nature.com/nature/links/011220/011220-2.html Its worth noting that not only is the number not

Stegdetect 0.4 released and results from USENET search available

2001-12-21 Thread Niels Provos
I just released Stegdetect 0.4. It contains the following changes: - Improved detection accuracy for JSteg and JPhide. - JPEG Header Analysis reduces false positives. - JPEG Header Analysis provides rudimentary detection of F5. - Stegbreak uses the file magic utility to improve dictionary

Re: Stegdetect 0.4 released and results from USENET search available

2001-12-21 Thread John Gilmore
Niels Peter, congratulations on finding no secret messages. This is why computers are getting faster -- so we can spend more and more time searching out the lack of any information being communicated. An obvious step is to extend your detector to handle other formats besides JPEG. That would

Re: Stegdetect 0.4 released and results from USENET search available

2001-12-21 Thread P.J. Ponder
On Fri, 21 Dec 2001, John Gilmore wrote: . . . . PS: Cypherpunks, where *are* you putting your secret messages? Give us a hint! Surely *somebody* in this crew must be leaving some bread-crumbs around for Niels and NSA to find... :-) I always assumed newsgroups, like