RE: A continual revolution

["Thor Larholm" <thor () pivx com>]

If I can hear it or see it I can copy it, and last I checked most
soundcards have both a digital out and in :)

Anyway, have fun in Miami - I'm sure the seats will fill up quickly!

Thor
 

-----Original Message-----
From: dailydave-bounces () lists immunitysec com
[mailto:dailydave-bounces () lists immunitysec com] On Behalf Of Dave Aitel
Sent: Friday, June 17, 2005 8:26 PM
To: dailydave
Subject: [Dailydave] A continual revolution

So as of today, Immunity has moved our headquarters from New York City
to Miami Beach. (Why? Because we can. :>) If you've been calling us or
emailing us and we've been a bit slow to respond, that's why. You can
reach me on my cell phone (on the Immunity web page) if you need to. Is
there an information security community down here that anyone knows
about? I have a funny feeling our new trainings are going to fill up
pretty quickly.

One thing I have noticed despite the ongoing termoil is that Microsoft
has been quietly asking for and getting encrypted channels to the screen
and the USB ports. In case anyone wondered why that was, it's because
Palladium requires signed and encrypted channels to your keyboard,
mouse, display, and audio card. When a dialog box comes up from
Palladium, it has to have your password/shared-secret in the border
around it, or you will know it's not from your Pd chip. To do this, all
input and output has to be able to be run through your OS without your
OS being able to manipulate it. Does that make sense? I just think it's
important to note that while everyone thinks Pd is dead, in reality,
it's very much alive. Apple, of all companies, is reportedly using early
Pd functionality to prevent you from installing Mac OS X on non-Apple
boxes.

Which is a good thing, since:
1. It's nice to be able to say "Only GPG can read my GPG key"
2. It'll not be as strong for DRM as media vendors would like to think
it will be, in my opinion. Fair Use is still fair use.

-dave


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