RE: Microsoft .NET PRNG (fwd)

Forwarded here as the original forum is having no success. IIRC, Matt Blaze examined the early CrptoAPI and associated PRNG, but I can't seem to find the post/article that I am thinking of. -- Yours, J.A. Terranson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0xBD4A95BF ...justice is a duty towards those whom you

Re: New IBM Thinkpad includes biometrics

on this very question - I'll let everyone know when we have an answer. -- Yours, J.A. Terranson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0xBD4A95BF An ill wind is stalking while evil stars whir and all the gold apples go bad to the core S. Plath, Temper of Time

RE: Researchers Combat Terrorists by Rooting Out Hidden Messages

On Wed, 2 Feb 2005, Alan wrote: If you really want to send secret messages, just send it in the chaff in spam. Everyone is programmed to ignore it or filter it out. Yeah, but it doesn't make for great story copy or funding proposals ;-) -- Yours, J.A. Terranson [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [IP] SHA-1 cracked?

On Wed, 16 Feb 2005, Ben Laurie wrote: A work factor of 2^69 is still a serious amount of work. Yep. Does anyone recall DeepCrack's specs? -- Yours, J.A. Terranson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0xBD4A95BF Quadriplegics think before they write stupid pointless shit...because they have to type

Re: Crack in Computer Security Code Raises Red Flag

, and it is regarded as the state of the art. ^^ NEXT! -- Yours, J.A. Terranson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0xBD4A95BF Quadriplegics think before they write stupid pointless shit...because they have to type everything with their noses

Re: Trojan horse attack involving many major Israeli companies, executives

in the article, but they *had* to be running windows. So, how long before someone, possibly even me, points out that all Checkpoint software is built in Israel? -- Yours, J.A. Terranson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0xBD4A95BF Never belong to any party, always oppose privileged classes and public

[OT] The Nazification Of America, Part 2 (Day 5) (fwd)

I was unaware that (a) this had hit Farber, or that (b) it had been cross posted to cryptography, prior to my second posting - which is attached below (for the sake of completeness). //Alif -- Yours, J.A. Terranson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0xBD4A95BF -- Forwarded message -- Date

[OT] Re: [Forwarded] RealID: How to become an unperson.

no pic and was not usable as ID, but I know it isn't going to happen. Sigh... -- Yours, J.A. Terranson [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0xBD4A95BF Never belong to any party, always oppose privileged classes and public plunderers, never lack sympathy with the poor, always remain devoted to the public welfare

Re: solving the wrong problem

on the wrong vault entirely, at great expense, by a brilliant mind that does not understand the underlying threat model at all. Anyone have a good phrase in mind that has the right sort of flavor for describing this sort of thing? Chief Security Officer comes to mind... Perry -- Yours, J.A