You do realize that copyright is part of IP law, right? I think what you mean to say is that Microsoft will use patent law to go after people in this type of situation rather than copyright law.
I forget the exact details of how QE works, but basically about half of the bits you send over the QE link are unrecoverable, making it unusable for exchanging actual data. I've explained the basic idea better in other posts in this thread, and I'm sure someone more knowledgable than myself will explain the actual quantum link somewhere in here.
The point of QE is to exchange not just any ordinary keys, but one-time pads. OTPs literally cannot be broken without stealing the key, and QE makes it literally impossible to steal the key.
Quantum encryption allows you to exchange one-time pads. Basically, you use a key that has the same number of bits as your message and then XOR them together. This is unbreakable without the key, not just hard to break. Usually this requires meeting and exchanging keys beforehand. QE makes it impossible to intercept the key in transmission, meaning that a one-time pad can be used without meeting beforehand.
Quantum Encryption is a misnomer in this case. It's really quantum key exchange. Normal one-time pads require that the parties exchange keys in a secure method. This means meeting beforehand. QE allows two parties to exchange one time keys in a manner that cannot be intercepted, meaning they can use one-time pads without having to meet beforehand.
Over time, firing the gun will change the pattern. If you nab a guy fleeing from the scene of a crime, and compare the crime scene bullet and a test firing, the pattern would not change in that short time. But a database would be worthless because I could buy a gun today, fire 100 bullets at a range every day for 10 years, and the patterns will have changed so much that it can't be matched with the database.
I would imagine shell scripts would be fine, as it's the interpreter (bash, perl, etc.) that's actually executing code. There might be an option in the configuration to require signatures on individual scripts though, which could be handy on a server.
As for your second paragraph, I've heard similar things as well. I think it was an early attempt at TCPA, or maybe just misinformation. I heard it as the BIOS would require the boot loader, and maybe kernel, be signed, then the OS would manage other signatures itself. This could be used to prevent an intruder from using a boot disk to bypass your security.
I thought it was a separate kernel patch. I took this announcement to mean it's been merged into the main kernel tree. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Most businesses don't care if the school taught them properly. They just care that one job applicant took classes on MS Office, and the other took classes on Open Office. They don't have time to find out if the school teaching OO did it right, they're just going to hire the one with MS Office.
Destroying it outright makes them aware that it's disabled, possibly giving them time to bring a backup on line. If you hack it to not work, they won't know until it's too late.
Why all the hostility? I was just pointing out that EmbeddedJanitor didn't need to be so pessimistic. Sure, it will take quite some time, perhaps even decades, but it will happen.
You make the assumption that airline flight is going to be cost driven with discounts and frequent flyer plans.
Cost reductions will only happen if there is significant competition from cost consious buyers. The airline market will have to change a lot before that happens.
You're just thinking of extradition treaties, which other countries violate all the time when we want someone. The only international courts I've heard of is the UN's ICC, which the US refuses to sign (we don't want other countries trying our soldiers for bullshit war crimes charges.) Correct me if I missed one.
No, he's saying we're expected to. He's of course referring to the fact that when someone other than the US violates a treaty in a major way, no one even notices. When the US breaks a treaty in a minor way (for example: forgetting to dot an "i") everyone in the world screams bloody fucking murder.
In other words, no one will give a shit about the EU breaking a treaty, as long as the US doesn't do it as well.
What happens if the house burns down between the time you start the work and the inspector comes?
Then the house burns down between the time you start the work and the inspector comes. What's your point?
The reason for the inspection is to protect future buyers. If I buy a house from someone, I'd want to know that the electrical work is of good quality. One way (not necessarily the best way) is to have post-installation inspections. I can check city/county records for those when I do the title search.
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You do realize that copyright is part of IP law, right? I think what you mean to say is that Microsoft will use patent law to go after people in this type of situation rather than copyright law.
I forget the exact details of how QE works, but basically about half of the bits you send over the QE link are unrecoverable, making it unusable for exchanging actual data. I've explained the basic idea better in other posts in this thread, and I'm sure someone more knowledgable than myself will explain the actual quantum link somewhere in here.
The point of QE is to exchange not just any ordinary keys, but one-time pads. OTPs literally cannot be broken without stealing the key, and QE makes it literally impossible to steal the key.
Quantum encryption allows you to exchange one-time pads. Basically, you use a key that has the same number of bits as your message and then XOR them together. This is unbreakable without the key, not just hard to break. Usually this requires meeting and exchanging keys beforehand. QE makes it impossible to intercept the key in transmission, meaning that a one-time pad can be used without meeting beforehand.
Quantum Encryption is a misnomer in this case. It's really quantum key exchange. Normal one-time pads require that the parties exchange keys in a secure method. This means meeting beforehand. QE allows two parties to exchange one time keys in a manner that cannot be intercepted, meaning they can use one-time pads without having to meet beforehand.
Over time, firing the gun will change the pattern. If you nab a guy fleeing from the scene of a crime, and compare the crime scene bullet and a test firing, the pattern would not change in that short time. But a database would be worthless because I could buy a gun today, fire 100 bullets at a range every day for 10 years, and the patterns will have changed so much that it can't be matched with the database.
I would imagine shell scripts would be fine, as it's the interpreter (bash, perl, etc.) that's actually executing code. There might be an option in the configuration to require signatures on individual scripts though, which could be handy on a server.
As for your second paragraph, I've heard similar things as well. I think it was an early attempt at TCPA, or maybe just misinformation. I heard it as the BIOS would require the boot loader, and maybe kernel, be signed, then the OS would manage other signatures itself. This could be used to prevent an intruder from using a boot disk to bypass your security.
I thought it was a separate kernel patch. I took this announcement to mean it's been merged into the main kernel tree. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
Most businesses don't care if the school taught them properly. They just care that one job applicant took classes on MS Office, and the other took classes on Open Office. They don't have time to find out if the school teaching OO did it right, they're just going to hire the one with MS Office.
Destroying it outright makes them aware that it's disabled, possibly giving them time to bring a backup on line. If you hack it to not work, they won't know until it's too late.
Why all the hostility? I was just pointing out that EmbeddedJanitor didn't need to be so pessimistic. Sure, it will take quite some time, perhaps even decades, but it will happen.
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You make the assumption that airline flight is going to be cost driven with discounts and frequent flyer plans.
Cost reductions will only happen if there is significant competition from cost consious buyers. The airline market will have to change a lot before that happens.
Isn't there another end of the world theory saying that it will end a few days before that eclipse, on May 12th if I remember correctly?
Was there a point to this babbling rant, or did you just find a flimsy excuse to bitch about Bush and run with it?
You're just thinking of extradition treaties, which other countries violate all the time when we want someone. The only international courts I've heard of is the UN's ICC, which the US refuses to sign (we don't want other countries trying our soldiers for bullshit war crimes charges.) Correct me if I missed one.
If Microsoft completely pulls out of the EU, what legal entity are the courts going to go after, the corporate office in Redmond?
No, he's saying we're expected to. He's of course referring to the fact that when someone other than the US violates a treaty in a major way, no one even notices. When the US breaks a treaty in a minor way (for example: forgetting to dot an "i") everyone in the world screams bloody fucking murder.
In other words, no one will give a shit about the EU breaking a treaty, as long as the US doesn't do it as well.
Hasn't stopped certain EU contries before.
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According to the second article linked, he doesn't even have the options any more either, as of March 2003.
I was just referring to home installations. Commercial settings are a different case, with public safety being an issue that could override privacy.
Then the house burns down between the time you start the work and the inspector comes. What's your point?
The reason for the inspection is to protect future buyers. If I buy a house from someone, I'd want to know that the electrical work is of good quality. One way (not necessarily the best way) is to have post-installation inspections. I can check city/county records for those when I do the title search.
Therein lies the core problem in our society. Too many people take that belief to the extreme, leading us closer and closer to a total nanny state.
I agree completely, but getting the government involved is incredibly excessive.