PGP Creator's Zfone Encrypts VoIP

Philip Zimmermann, creator of PGP wrote in to tell me about Zfone, his new system for encrypting any SIP VoIP voice stream. His first release is Mac & Linux only. I tested it with him using Gizmo as our client and it was pretty trivial to use. While it should work on most any SIP compatible VoIP client, he hopes that clients like OpenWengo and Gizmo will incorporate Zfone directly into the UI. Zfone has no centralization, and has been submitted to the IETF. He hasn't yet determined a license, but he believes strongly in releasing source code for all encryption products. A windows client is forthcoming.

typo

[Yahweh Doesn't Exist]

>His first release is Mac & Linux only.

you misspelled Windows.

oh... that makes a refreshing change.

Phil and Jon

[MDMurphy]

For some reason I got to thinking about Phill Zimmerman and DVD John [Johansen]. Both seem to pop up now and then and give us all reasons to smile.

Hmm... I wonder if Phil could come up with security that Jon couldn't find a way around?

Re:ATTENTION /. MODS: DO NOT MOD THIS DOWN!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

The jedi mind trick doesn't work too well when it's typed. Try again next time. You are not a winner.

Who needs encryption?

[Shanesan]

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Ob. Simpsons Ref

[magefile]

Could Phil microwave a burrito so hot even Jon couldn't eat it?

In other news...

[gizmonic]

Philip Zimmermann has apparently vanished from the face of the earth. Film at 11.

Re:It would also..

[ozmanjusri]

Hence we are back to stenography.

Is that shorthand for steganography?

Encryption

[Mark_MF-WN]

Let's be honest -- this guy needs to go to jail NOW. Privacy is almost as treasonous as sharing or questioning your leaders.

Re:My only concern

[JimXugle]

So... are you suggesting we destroy our textile machines? I've got some TNT around here somewhere...

Re:It would also..

[ozmanjusri]

He's gotta write those bytes down onto something!

Not really, - no coconut = 0, with coconut = 1.

(I suppose the VoIP equivalent would be TCP/IP over parrot?)

Good thinking. I wonder how many parrots each pigeon could carry.

QoS

[Nonillion]

Hmmmmm, could one use this method to get around some of these pesky Quality Of Service restrictions? Because we all know the carriers like to enforce these things to keep you from getting quality from your VoIP service.

Re:Encryption

[advocate_one]

Privacy is almost as treasonous as sharing or questioning your leaders.

no, sorry, you can keep Bush... do not share him...

Is Phil marrried?

[Lord Kano]

I have a 22 year old sister that I'd like to introduce him to.

I NEED a guy like this in the family.

LK