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HDCP Break Proven
zavyman writes: "I just noticed at Cryptome that the flaws in HDCP posted to Slashdot earlier this year, which one person refused to disclose due to possible threats from the DMCA, have been made public by different authors. Scott Crosby of Carnegie Mellon University, Ian Goldberg of Zero Knowledge Systems, and Robert Johnson, Dawn Song, and David Wagner of UC Berkeley have published a formal cryptanalysis of the High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection System that proves its fatal flaws. Interesting reading for those with some background with cryptanalysis."
They probably collaborated with Osama to ensure good crypto for Al Queda. Arrest them, shoot them... they are destroying the American way of life!
A crank is a little thing that makes revolutions
Damn it, Scott Crosby... give me my name back! Now I'm going to get your damn mail again and... grr.
-- Minds are like parachutes... they work best when open.
Ummmm, unless this is a joke (sometimes I'm dense about that), I should point out that DHCP has no security provisions at all. Both client and server have nothing to identify each other with other than name and MAC address, both easily forged.
From the DHCP server's perspective, you can't keep the clients from claiming any IP they want, so there's not much sense in trying. (Use smart switches or IPSec layers or the once-considered-secure 802.11b for partial protection there.)
From the client's perspective, you either trust what the server tells you (and yes this can have security implications - if someone can give you a fake DNS server you are open for man-in-the-middle attacks) or you hard-wire everything in.
"How can you claim that you are anti-crack, while still writing a window manager?" — Metacity README
Wow, you're a complete idiot. Allow me to introduce you to some intelligent views, troll boy.
The idea here is to allow ANYONE (can you spell that?) to exercise fair use rights with regard to ANY form of media they purchase. That includes the right to make personal copies, manipulate such copies, and translate the data into a format they CAN use.
As to your idle threats, please, I'm falling out of my damned chair laughing. You see, you're probably assuming I'm a little prick with no muscle tone. Sadly, you are mistaken. It would be my pleasure to stomp your ass into the ground. Wanna take me up on that offer? Of course not, that's why you're posting as AC...
Note to moderators: yep, I bit this troll hook, line, and sinker. My karma's capped at 50, please feel free to mod this post into oblivion. Sorry for the inconvenience; I'd edgy at this hour.