And that's where Microsoft's Palladium will fit in. If they can encrypt and authenticate the entire path from bootup to what appears on your screen, this will be much less common.
" As a modern man, I demand that my only sources of entertainment involve moving pictures. I also demand that the fast food industry be held accountable for my weight problem."
SSL with hardware acceleration takes an enormous hit on the PCI bandwidth. There's a ton of encryption traffic that must pass during just one connection.
Having been through a FIPS requirements meeting
I generally agree with Schneir and Kocher: it can
easily become a marketing tool if not taken
seriously. While FIPS requires, say, certain crypto
algorithms (DES, DH, DSA, etc) the physical boundary around the crypto hardware is pretty vague for level 1. Plus, as they mention in the article, you don't really know what method they use to test your product. Is it a monkey with a computer, a script, a
Ph.D. mathematician, etc.
To take this one step further:
Will we see a day when an expert system is considered a "utility", such as we have water/trash/dsl/etc? Maybe even a subscription service for the type of expertise needed?
-ciscoeng
Don't know about a law, but Philips has already said they may not license the CD symbol and approval to anyone who doesn't follow the standard.
Sounds like the RIAA is biting the hand that feeds.
Re:Tools of the trade.
on
C
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· Score: 2, Informative
Three of the best I've read for programming in C (that are happily ear-marked, bent, and written-in):
"C Traps and Pitfalls", Andrew Koenig, AT&T, 1988 - A bit dated in places, but still covers the very fundamental gotchas that a lot of programmers forget/don't know
"Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets", Peter Van Der Linden, SunSoft Press, 1994 - Fun to read, especially how the simple linguistics of a language can cause major ($20 mil) bugs
"The C Programming Language, second ed", Kernighan and Ritchie, AT&T, 1988 - They developed C, 'nuff said.
It is legal to make a backup, and considered "fair use". Although:
1. The law doesn't say the record companies have to make it 'easy' for you to create that backup.
2. The DMCA makes it illegal to circumvent any copy-prevention they've added. How you get your backup is then up to you.
What about 'Apple Computers'? Or even 'Kleenex'?
It's the fact that there is one company in a particular industry with this name, and that they promoted the use of the name. The trademark must be promoted and identified with their product, and legally enforced; even if it is a common word.
I agree with you it's not "right", but why confusing?
The government wants to water-down cryptography so they know whether I buy my magazine subscriptions and groceries from a terrorist (/sarcasm). But they want to ensure their own privacy and, in turn, hopefully the security of the nation.
Slashdot Mirror
Too late. There's prior art.
Ah, man, I feel the Shaft song coming on!
"Fail
Error: Divide by zero
Err... you mean "ridiculous", right? ;)
And that's where Microsoft's Palladium will fit in.
If they can encrypt and authenticate the entire path from bootup to what appears on your screen, this will be much less common.
These are not the Cokes we're looking for.
FTC> *knocking*
Spammer> "Who is it?"
FTC> "Flowers"
Spammer> "What?"
FTC> "Pizza delivery"
Spammer> "Oh. Ok."
Spammer> "Hey, you're that spam shark, aren't you?
Who says geeks don't have condoms?
" As a modern man, I demand that my only sources of entertainment involve moving pictures. I also demand that the fast food industry be held accountable for my weight problem."
-Lucas
George? Is that you?
All these worlds are yours, except Europa... ATTEMPT NO LANDINGS THERE. -- 2010: Odyssey Two Arthur C. Clarke
SSL with hardware acceleration takes an enormous hit on the PCI bandwidth. There's a ton of encryption traffic that must pass during just one connection.
Their business really sucks!
Having been through a FIPS requirements meeting I generally agree with Schneir and Kocher: it can easily become a marketing tool if not taken seriously. While FIPS requires, say, certain crypto algorithms (DES, DH, DSA, etc) the physical boundary around the crypto hardware is pretty vague for level 1. Plus, as they mention in the article, you don't really know what method they use to test your product. Is it a monkey with a computer, a script, a Ph.D. mathematician, etc.
To take this one step further: Will we see a day when an expert system is considered a "utility", such as we have water/trash/dsl/etc? Maybe even a subscription service for the type of expertise needed? -ciscoeng
Which is worse?
Netscape's "smart browsing" sends the addresses of sites you visit to them.s ing/
http://www.netscape.com/escapes/smart_brow
Ironic that the movie mirrors "Big Blue" IBM vs. "little red" Microsoft, at the time anyway. http://www.angelfire.com/mn/nn/Tron.html
Don't know about a law, but Philips has already said they may not license the CD symbol and approval to anyone who doesn't follow the standard.
Sounds like the RIAA is biting the hand that feeds.
Three of the best I've read for programming in C (that are happily ear-marked, bent, and written-in):
"C Traps and Pitfalls", Andrew Koenig, AT&T, 1988
- A bit dated in places, but still covers the very fundamental gotchas that a lot of programmers forget/don't know
"Expert C Programming: Deep C Secrets", Peter Van Der Linden, SunSoft Press, 1994
- Fun to read, especially how the simple linguistics of a language can cause major ($20 mil)
bugs
"The C Programming Language, second ed", Kernighan and Ritchie, AT&T, 1988
- They developed C, 'nuff said.
Looks like the slashdot effect has put a cease and desist on their site.
It is legal to make a backup, and considered "fair use". Although:
1. The law doesn't say the record companies have to make it 'easy' for you to create that backup.
2. The DMCA makes it illegal to circumvent any copy-prevention they've added. How you get your backup is then up to you.
What about 'Apple Computers'? Or even 'Kleenex'?
It's the fact that there is one company in a particular industry with this name, and that they promoted the use of the name. The trademark must be promoted and identified with their product, and legally enforced; even if it is a common word.
Probably not; but check out the Direct Marketing Association (google) and junkbusters.com for a good start on limiting the junk mail.
MS-DOS includes BASIC code
Windows X includes MS-DOS code
therefore: Windows X includes BASIC code
;)
I agree with you it's not "right", but why confusing?
The government wants to water-down cryptography so they know whether I buy my magazine subscriptions and groceries from a terrorist (/sarcasm). But they want to ensure their own privacy and, in turn, hopefully the security of the nation.