On Tue, Aug 24, 2004 at 09:44:42PM +0200, Newsbyte wrote:
> >I have yet to be convinced that the law requires a layer of meaningless snake oil.
> 
> Then it's up to you that, a) it's not snake oil and/or b) that it's not meaningless.
> 
> As I've explained before, I think it's not a matter of if, but of when Mr. Riaa will 
> begin with the same tactics as they do now on the regular internet. You claim it's 
> not that easy, and I believe you on your word, but Mr.Riaa and his ilk are not ALL 
> stupid ninkenpoops, even if they act like they are most of the time. Finding out the 
>  CHKs is not THAT difficult, that it's beyond the means they have. 
> 
> As you said yourself: nothing is totally safe and secure; it allways depends on what 
> means someone has and effort he is prepared to do for breaking the security.
> 
> Currently, it's well within the means of Mr.Riaa to use the same tactics as he is 
> already doing, even when it's harder. This means, that it's well within their means 
> to make it very annoying for the users, which ofcourse will reflect badly on 
> Freenet, and it's usefulness.
> 
> I predict this will happen as soon as Freenet becomes wildly used. It is a too 
> obvious weakness to miss, and too obvious to let it stand. Sooner or later, we will 
> have to deal with it. 

The weakness is insoluble. Unless nodes run 24x7 for LONG periods, and
encrypt the entire store with an ephemeral key, thus wiping it on
startup.
> 
> 
> (I prefer sooner).
-- 
Matthew J Toseland - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Freenet Project Official Codemonkey - http://freenetproject.org/
ICTHUS - Nothing is impossible. Our Boss says so.

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