Skype security evaluation

2005-10-23 Thread Steven M. Bellovin
Skype has released an external security evaluation of its product; you can find it at http://www.skype.com/security/files/2005-031%20security%20evaluation.pdf (Skype was also clueful enough to publish the PGP signature of the report, an excellent touch -- see http://www.skype.com/security/files

From the New York Times: CALEA strikes universities, they sue.

2005-10-23 Thread Perry E. Metzger
[I'm posting the whole thing because the New York Times rapidly expires all their articles, making it impossible to refer to them over the long term. --Perry] http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/23/technology/23college.html October 23, 2005 Colleges Protest Call to Upgrade Online Systems By SAM DILLO

Re: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Skype security evaluation]

2005-10-23 Thread Joseph Ashwood
- Original Message - Subject: [Tom Berson Skype Security Evaluation] Tom Berson's conclusion is incorrect. One needs only to take a look at the publicly available information. I couldn't find an immediate reference directly from the Skype website, but it uses 1024-bit RSA keys, the cover