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Re: Buying and selling root certificates
From: "Robert M. Enger" <enger () comcast net>
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 14:04:40 +0400
At 11:10 AM 4/29/2004, Iljitsch van Beijnum wrote:
On 29-apr-04, at 7:02, Stephen Sprunk wrote:The feds clearly have the power to get through or around encryption suspected criminals are using: the FBI reports that there have been _zero_ cases nationwide over the past several years where the use of encryption has prevented them or other agencies from obtaining the evidence needed, even when "secure" tools like PGP, SSL, or IPsec are used.I have a hard time believing this...So what do they do? Send a team in to retrieve the key from your system? Borrow some CPU time from the NSA?
They secretly enter your house and put a hardware monitor on your keyboard to collect your passphrase as you type it in.
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,49455,00.htmlIf you use the NSA, then you can't prosecute. The NSA won't testify in court, because they won't divulge what their true capabilities are. So, you only use the NSA when the knowledge is more important than being able to prosecute.
Maybe this will cut down on unemployment a little: The Watergate burglars now have job opportunities :-)
Current thread:
- Buying and selling root certificates Sean Donelan (Apr 28)
- Re: Buying and selling root certificates Robert E. Seastrom (Apr 28)
- Re: Buying and selling root certificates Stephen Sprunk (Apr 28)
- Re: Buying and selling root certificates Scott Francis (Apr 28)
- Re: Buying and selling root certificates Iljitsch van Beijnum (Apr 29)
- Re: Buying and selling root certificates Robert M. Enger (Apr 29)
- Re: Buying and selling root certificates David Lesher (Apr 29)
- Re: Buying and selling root certificates Stephen Sprunk (Apr 29)
- Re: Buying and selling root certificates Valdis . Kletnieks (Apr 29)
- Re: Buying and selling root certificates David Lesher (Apr 29)
- Re: Buying and selling root certificates Stephen Sprunk (Apr 28)
- Re: Buying and selling root certificates Robert E. Seastrom (Apr 28)
- Re: Buying and selling root certificates Randy Bush (Apr 28)
- Re: Buying and selling root certificates David Lesher (Apr 28)
- THe Internet is Too Secure Already (was Re: Buying and selling root certificates) Sean Donelan (Apr 28)
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