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From: Brad Jansen (bjansenfreecongress.org)
Date: Mon Mar 26 2001 - 14:45:14 CST

Vince,

Thank you for including me in your response. Making no attempt to mediate
your dispute, I tried to help a friend who wanted more information so I
forwarded it to others I thought might be able to help (apparently, we run
in the same circles). While my approach is from the public policy side, I
suspect we are all fighting for the same thing: stopping the government from
violating our rights and giving individuals more choices.

Regards,
Bradley

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vincent Cate [SMTP:vinceoffshore.ai]
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 12:35 PM
> To: seanhastings.ai
> Cc: bjansenfreecongress.org; rahshipwright.com; dbsphilodox.com;
> dcsbai.mit.edu; cryptographyc2.net; e$vmeng.com; coderpunkstoad.com;
> e-gold-listtalk.e-gold.com; johastings.ai
> Subject: Secure Accounts Ltd history and Sean Hastings
>
>
> Sean,
>
> the work you did was for Secure Accounts Ltd. On ever piece of code you
> wrote you put "Copyright Secure Accounts Ltd." (as did other programmers).
>
> From the start the idea was to publish the source when the product was
> launched. This did not mean releasing all rights to our work. We
> intended
> to make it free for small users but to make banks/stock-exchanges and
> other
> big users pay.
>
> Your claim that I agreed to open source the patent so you signed over the
> rights to me is a lie. The rights belonged to Secure Accounts Ltd all
> along. I bought out your shares in Secure Accounts Ltd for the price you
>
> asked for. I never "originally agreed" to this. In the last month you
> tried to talk me into it and I decided not to.
>
> If you are out to harm my company, I don't want you to have free accounts
> on my machines any more (Linux security as poor as it is and all) so I am
> closing the accounts you have with me. Please fill out the form at
> http://nic.ai/ and send it in to let me know what nameservers you want
> for
> your domains (like hastings.ai). Most people in Anguilla seem to use
> pair.com to host domains as they are good and low priced.
>
> -- Vince
>
>
> >-------- Original Message --------
> >Subject: FW: Preventing a bad Patent
> >Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 22:18:16 +0000
> >From: "R. A. Hettinga" <rahshipwright.com>
> >To: Digital Bearer Settlement List <dbsphilodox.com>,
> >dcsbai.mit.edu,cryptographyc2.net, e$vmeng.com,
> >coderpunkstoad.com,e-gold-listtalk.e-gold.com
> >
> >--- begin forwarded text
> >
> >From: Brad Jansen <bjansenfreecongress.org>
> >Subject: FW: Preventing a bad Patent
> >Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 13:31:24 -0500
> >Sean is a friend and fellow traveller down the freedom path. If you could
> >offer any advice, suggestions or referrals, it would be most appreciated.
> >(he is affliated with HavenCo and Sealand, on the front lines protecting
> our
> >privacy rights!). Thanks.
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Sean Hastings [SMTP:seanhastings.ai]
> > > Sent: Monday, March 05, 2001 12:27 PM
> > > To: Bradley Jenson
> > > Subject: Preventing a bad Patent
> > >
> > > Bradley,
> > >
> > > I am asking your advice in this matter, as you are more connected to
> > > government stuff than anyone else I know. I did some design work on
> > > electronic monetary systems when I was living in Anguilla several
> years
> > > ago.
> > > My Partner Vince Cate is currently trying to patent the work we did.
> > > Originally he agreed that if he received this patent he would open
> source
> > > it
> > > for all to use freely, so I signed the rights over to him. I didn't
> have
> > > any
> > > time to do anything with it anyway. Now it looks as if he actually
> intends
> > > to license the patent for a fee if he gets it, and this will have
> harmful
> > > effects on open source eCurrency systems already in existence (of
> course I
> > > did not get his promise not to do this in writing). I do not want to
> see
> > > another case like the RSA patent, or the digicash blinding patent,
> both of
> > > which have chilled the development of an online free markets for
> years. I
> > > also don't think the work is particularly patantable, but I would
> rather
> > > not
> > > risk it if there is something I can do. Do you know how I can prevent
> a
> > > patent from being awarded to him? Do you know anyone who would be able
> to
> > > help me in this matter?
> > >
> > > --Sean Hastings
> > > --mailto:seanhastings.ai
> > > --http://sean.hastings.ai
> > > --vmsg/fax:1.800.why.sean
> >--- end forwarded text
> >
> >--
> >-----------------
> >R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rahibuc.com>
> >The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/>
> >44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA
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From: R. A. Hettinga (rahshipwright.com)
Date: Tue Mar 27 2001 - 01:38:16 CST

--- begin forwarded text

Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 18:17:53 -0800
From: Will Price <wpricecyphers.net>
Reply-To: wpricecyphers.net
To: mac-cryptovmeng.com
Subject: Re: PGP on OS X
Sender: <mac-cryptovmeng.com>

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

We have a solid team working on this as we speak and has been working
on it for some time.

Unfortunately, this is not some productivity app which doesn't really
interface with the low levels of the OS. Those are comparatively easy
to port and Apple has generally released most of the documentation
necessary to do so.

PGP interfaces directly with many parts of the low-level kernel of
the OS. Apple has not released documentation for most of that area
which is seriously hindering progress on areas such as PGPdisk and
PGPnet. (Actually, they did release "documentation" and 90% of it is
covered with the words "This will be documented in a later release.")

So, we are proceeding along as well as possible given the conditions.
To estimate a release date now would be folly, but you can probably
expect a full implementation of everything that currently makes up
PGP on OS X by the end of the year with sub-parts of it (perhaps
PGPdisk) being released in a public beta form maybe around mid-year.
That schedule is dependent on how fast Apple puts out the necessary
documentation/sample code and bug fixes/improvements for
ProjectBuilder.

Jay Otto wrote:
> OK, OS X is here.
>
> Searches have produced nothing. Does anyone know if any information
> exists re: pgp and OS X? In particular, I'd like to know the status
> of PGPDisk

- -- Will

Will Price, Director of Engineering
PGP Security, Inc.
a division of Network Associates, Inc.

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Version: PGP 7.0.4

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--- end forwarded text

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The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/>
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From: Greg Rose (ggrqualcomm.com)
Date: Mon Mar 19 2001 - 19:49:02 CST

Recently I needed a way of generating an
unpredictable permutation function of 32-bit
values, in other words, a block cipher with a
32-bit block. It was important for that
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period of time should not repeat. I searched
around looking for such a cipher, and couldn't
find one, not surprisingly since it would be
insecure in the face of a codebook style attack
(the entire codebook would fit into 16GB).

Anyway, that didn't change the fact that I needed
one, so I wrote one. I took Skipjack (Panu
Rissanen <bandelut.fi>'s version) and turned it
into a 24-round feistel cipher. It retains the
F-table, the G-permutation and the key-schedule
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kinds of rounds.

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From: Richard Levitte (levitteopenssl.org)
Date: Tue Mar 13 2001 - 11:39:04 CST

The second beta release of OpenSSL 0.9.6a is now available from the
OpenSSL FTP site <URL: ftp://ftp.openssl.org/source/>.

OpenSSL 0.9.6a is a bug-fix release of version 0.9.6, and currently
contains 43 documented changes. Among others, this release should build
on all Windows platforms, which 0.9.6 failed to do. Just as for version
0.9.6, this one comes in two variants, one containing the now well-known
ENGINE code and one that doesn't. The tar files are:

        openssl-0.9.6a-beta2.tar.gz
        openssl-engine-0.9.6a-beta2.tar.gz

The changes since the first beta are:

        - made ms/32all.bat and ms/16all.bat to work.
        - a few warnings under WIN32 fixed.
        - a missing module in the VMS build system was added.
        - a memory leak in the error data code was plugged.
        - the support for shared libraries changed as in 0.9.7-dev.
          [N.B.: shared library support is still *EXPERIMENTAL* and not
          really supported considering the big number of changes that
          are coming in future versions of OpenSSL]
        - a PKCS#12 key generation bug was fixed.
        - a few typos were corrected.
        - more configuration possibilities for Unixware were added.

If this beta is shown to build and test correctly on all reported platforms,
there will be no need for another beta. Otherwise, there will be a third
beta. In any case, that next release is scheduled for Tuesday 2001-03-27. To
make sure that it will work correctly, please test this version (especially on
less common platforms), and report any problems to <openssl-bugsopenssl.org>.

-- 
Richard Levitte         levitteopenssl.org
OpenSSL Project         http://www.openssl.org/~levitte/
Software Engineer, Celo Communications: http://www.celocom.com/

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From: Virtual Tour (freetourprosperplus.zzn.com)
Date: Wed Mar 21 2001 - 09:33:12 CST

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From: William Whyte (WWhytebaltimore.com)
Date: Fri Mar 16 2001 - 11:24:32 CST

> This protocol is designed to solve a theoretical problem I have, but I
> don't want to get into what the problem is, coz it'll muddy the waters
> (I promise I'll talk about that once this is done, though). I
> have three questions:
>
> a) Does this protocol make sense?
>
> b) Is the ZK proof required in step 1 possible?
>
> c) Is this protocol already known? (I haven't seen it before).

To the best of my knowledge, this is virtually the same as a
technique of Silvio Micali's, US patent number 6134326:
http://www.delphion.com/details?pn=US06134326__

(There are related patents too).

The idea seems sound, but there's IP involved.

Cheers,

William

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From: Enzo Michelangeli (emwho.net)
Date: Tue Mar 27 2001 - 08:40:52 CST

Late last year, Perry posted:

----- Original Message -----
From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perrypiermont.com>
To: <cryptographyc2.net>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 2:13 AM
Subject: ADMIN: List Moving

: The cryptography list will be moving in the next few days from c2.net
: to a server I control elsewhere. "Stay tuned."
:
: Perry

I guess the relocation hasn't been completed yet...

Enzo

----- Original Message -----
From: "R. A. Hettinga" <rahshipwright.com>
To: "Digital Bearer Settlement List" <dbsphilodox.com>; <dcsbai.mit.edu>;
<mac-cryptovmeng.com>; <coderpunkstoad.com>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 5:31 AM
Subject: Re: cryptographyc2.org?

> At 12:03 PM -0800 on 3/18/01, Somebody wrote:
>
>
> > Hi... do you know what happened to cryptographyc2.org? Did Perry
> > disappear or is he just on vacation or something?
>
> No idea. He hasn't sent anything since the 20th of February, according to
> my filters...
>
> Cheers,
> RAH
> --
> -----------------
> R. A. Hettinga <mailto: rahibuc.com>
> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/>
> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA
> "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity,
> [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to
> experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'

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From: Declan McCullagh (declanwell.com)
Date: Tue Mar 27 2001 - 09:44:18 CST

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/14mar20010800/frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=01-7497-filed

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DATES: The Second Modes of Operation Workshop will be held on August
24, 2001, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Holiday Inn Santa Barbara,
5650 Calle Real, Goleta, California. Details regarding workshop
registration will be available at the modes home page: http://
csrc.nist.gov/encryption/aes/modes/. Suggestions, questions, comments
or submissions should be sent to Modes of Operation Workshop, Attn:
Elaine Barker, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD
20899-8930, or to EncryptionModesnist.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact
EncryptionModesnist.gov or one of the following: Elaine Barker, NIST,
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8930; telephone
301-975-2911; fax 301-948-1233 or via e-mail at Elaine.barkernist.gov;
or Morris Dworkin 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8930, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-
8930; telephone 301-975-2354; fax 301-948-1233; or via e-mail at
morris.dworkinnist.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Block ciphers can be used as building blocks
for encryption modes and for other modes for securing data. For
example, block ciphers can be used in the construction of message
authentication codes, hash algorithms, and random bit generators. With
the advent of new block ciphers, such as the AES, there is an
opportunity to update such modes of operation for current and future
applications and technology.
     The purpose of this Federal Register notice is to announce a
workshop on modes of operation for securing data using symmetric key
block cipher algorithms, such as the algorithm specified in the draft
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). Prior to the workshop, suggestions
and submissions from the public to aid NIST in planning an appropriate
workshop and facilitate the comparison and analysis of block cipher
modes of operation are welcome. The workshop will aid NIST in
developing a standard or guideline that is secure and responsive to the
needs of government, industry, and the public. NIST will consider for
discussion at the workshop, at a minimum, the modes that were proposed
at the October 20, 2000 public workshop on this topic. These are
available at the modes home page, and NIST encourages public analysis
of these modes.
     The workshop may also consider other existing modes or their
generalizations, or other modes that are proposed in comments and
papers. It will be helpful to receive analysis and proposals for
variations of counter mode, arising from alternative methods for
prescribing the generation of counters. All suggestions received will
be publicly available at the modes home page.
     In order to encourage a common framework for comparison, a workshop
approach to evaluate and analysis is available on the modes home page.
NIST believes that participants in the upcoming workshop would be
interested in comments that include statements regarding the
intellectual property and/or licensing requirements of any proposed
modes. Test vectors will also be useful, to provide analyzers of the
modes a means to check the validity of their implementations. Fuller
descriptions are available at the modes web site.
     The results of the workshop will aid NIST's efforts to develop a
complete ``suite'' of modes of operation from which individual modes
can be selected to fit the needs of a wide range of applications and
environments. The recommended modes are expected to support the
eventual Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and other block ciphers.
     Submissions for discussion at the workshop should be made early
enough to provide time to prepare the meeting agenda. Papers proposing
new modes of operation are requested as soon as possible, to provide
time for the analysis of the new proposals.

     Authority: NIST's activities to develop computer security
standards to protect sensitive (unclassified) systems are undertaken
pursuant to specific responsibilities assigned to NIST in section

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5131 of the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996
(P.L. 104-106), the Computer Security Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-235),
and Appendix III to Office of Business Management Circular A-130.

     Dated: March 19, 2001.
Karen Brown,
Acting Director, NIST.

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