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Comment I do not agree at all (Score 1) 1

by jupiter126 (#46923551) Attached to: 11 Reasons Encryption Is (Almost) Dead
While all these threads apply to today's public standards, it is still very possible for a motivated person to send strongly coded messages on internet, there are three simple rules to respect:
- Use a secured host which is not connected to any network (try openbsd for example)
- Use many encryption layers, and one passworded key (like I did in https://github.com/jupiter126/... )
- Send the pass and archives by secure ways... (ex: the pass on paper, and the key split in 128 different messages)

Encryption is not dead... it is the future, but it is one step behind decryption at this very moment.

Submission + - OpenSSH no longer has to depend on OpenSSL (gmane.org)

Submitted by ConstantineM
ConstantineM writes: What has been planned for a long time now, prior to the infamous heartbleed fiasco of OpenSSL (which does not affect SSH at all), is now officially a reality — with the help of some recently adopted crypto from DJ Bernstein, OpenSSH now finally has a compile-time option to no longer depend on OpenSSL — `make OPENSSL=no` has now been introduced for a reduced configuration OpenSSH to be built without OpenSSL, which would leave you with no legacy SSH-1 baggage at all, and on the SSH-2 front with only AES-CTR and chacha20+poly1305 ciphers, ECDH/curve25519 key exchange and Ed25519 public keys.

Comment More spendings (Score 1) 217

by jupiter126 (#46851809) Attached to: How the FCC Plans To Save the Internet By Destroying It
Net neutrality can be approached with two purposes:
- Be neutral about what is allowed on internet (Block specific content)
- Be neutral about who is allowed on internet (Block specific sites)
Content distributors are interested in blocking specific content (MCAA, RIAA, ...), infrastructure providers are interested in blocking specific sites (netflix, ...): it is a battle for money.

Human nature dictates us to be creative to reach our objectives.
These laws will thus only accelerate the birth and growth of new networks, which their creators might surprisingly base on the shortcomings of what they miss in the existing one.
As users will be motivated to search for alternatives, demand will be raising, and while TOR is only a "first generation" secure network and its use remains marginal, these laws will help these kind of networks to go mainstream.
They will then try to block these networks, triggering further evolution, back to the chicken and the egg.

On the meantime, illegal organisations will benefit from those new mainstream technologies, and our dear agencies might need to gear up a bit ^^
Now for the funding: Taxes.

And this is how you lost the war for money, even if you did not buy their content or bypass their architecture \o/

Comment Solution (Score 1) 1

by jupiter126 (#46280621) Attached to: The RSA/NSA Controversy And What We Can Do About It
I asked myself the same question a few months ago, and came up with a homemade solution. The solution I adopted to make up for the lack of trust of vendors and algorithms, has been to layer many implementations of many algorithms to encrypt my files... this result is much more intensive encryption procedures, but the data feels safer - as long as we believe at least one vendor or one algoritm were not compromised. I scripted the method in bash: https://github.com/jupiter126/...

Submission + - Ask Slashdot - Multilayer cryptography (github.com)

Submitted by jupiter126
jupiter126 writes: Not knowing which vendors/protocols have been compromised, I figured that my best option was to set a few layers of them.
I thus started to throw together a bash script, that would use many different algorithms and vendors to crypt a file.
What became interesting is that while encrypting, the script generates a decryption script as a key — rather than a monotonous key.
I dug a bit further, and put this bash code together, I'd love to have some feedback on the concept and it's implementation!
Thanks ;)
Displays

Submission + - The Best and Worst from CES 2013 (informationweek.com)

Submitted by
CowboyRobot
CowboyRobot writes: "InformationWeek has collected what it considers to be the five dumbest ideas presented at this year's CES. The list includes: "The HapiFork is an electronic fork that tracks how many mouthfuls of food you consume during a given meal, how many seconds pass between bites, and how long the meal took to complete." Also on the list is the iPotty, which is about what you would guess from the name. And for balance, the list of the seven standout technologies includes 3M's 84-inch touchscreen display and Parrot's $300 "AR Drone 2.0, a gravity-defying spectacle that puts yesteryear's remote-control helicopters to shame with its ability to dive, spin and whirl through the air.""

Submission + - David Hernandez Chicago Actor Portrays Gang Leader in the Mob Doctor (imdb.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: David Hernandez has been cast for the Role of Umberto Cruz the leader of The Latin Kings in the latest episode of the Mob Doctor. The episode is called "Game Changers". Mr. Hernandez rugged street look has also been called for in the New series "The Chicago Fire" However, the role was a one line part and David Hernandez agent refused the role as David Hernandez is a strong actor who has worked in many films and can carry the part up next to any lead.
Chrome

Submission + - Web Browser Grand Prix: Firefox 15, Safari 6, OS X Mountain Lion (tomshardware.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: The latest browser benchmark results are in for Mountain Lion and Windows 7. On the OS X side, Safari 6 simply steals the show. Chrome 21 comes in second, followed by Firefox 15 which also presents a speedy option for Mac users. Meanwhile, Opera 12.02 isn't exactly the fastest OS X browser these days, placing last in test after test.

Google takes the lead in Windows 7, with Mozilla being a very close second. Between the stellar performance of Chrome and Firefox, combined with the loss of Safari for Windows, Opera takes a nosedive (comparatively) in the rankings. IE9 ties Opera for last place.

Testing in nearly every performance category shows that all the OS X browsers are slower than their Windows versions. Chrome holds up very well between operating systems, and could be considered the best cross-platform browser — an older article shows it scores the highest on Linux as well. Firefox is the second-best choice for HTML5 hardware acceleration on both OS X and Windows, only behind OS-natives Safari and Internet Explorer. IE9 still has the fastest single page load times and solid HTML5 performance. Despite Opera's comparatively poor performance it's still the most stable browser on any platform, requiring the least number of reloads and remaining responsive even when attempting to render 40 pages simultaneously. And although Safari for Windows is dead, Safari for OS X has never been better.
PlayStation (Games)

Submission + - PlayStation Vita hacked, homebrew on the way (playerattack.com)

Submitted by dotarray
dotarray writes: Just nine months after launch, and gamers claim to have hacked the PlayStation Vita, meaning homebrew games and apps might not be so far away. Back in April, the Vita Half-Byte Loader meant that Sony's latest handheld was capable of playing unsigned code within the built-in PSP emulator. Now though, an affiliated developer claims he's figured out how to get unsigned Vita code running as well.
Linux

Submission + - Linux K90 - Custom Input Support (github.com)

Submitted by
jupiter126
jupiter126 writes: "After 10 years of intensive use, I decided to get a new keyboard. I choose one of those fancy multimedia keyboard (Corsair k90), in order to have plenty of keys to play with.
I had a 'nice' surprise when upon connecting, I discovered that almost none of the extra keys where supported by xorg (linux). Anyway, smart people check for compatibility before buying, and real man assume their impulsive buying afterwards.
So here we are, one week later, I came up with a little bash script that allows the proper use of the keyboard.
The interesting bit is that this script should be able to handle many more types of keyboards, wiimotes and custom inputs with quite minor adaptations.
The code is open source of course... I hope it helps some :)"
Privacy

Submission + - Sir Tim Berners-Lee accuses UK government of "Draconian Internet Snooping" (telegraph.co.uk)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: According to British daily The Telegraph, Sir Tim Berners-Lee has warned that plans to monitor individuals' use of the internet would result in Britain losing its reputation as an upholder of web freedom. The plans, by Home Secretary Theresa May, would force British ISPs and other service providers to keep records of every phone call, email and website visit in Britain. Sir Tim has told the Times: "In Britain, like in the US, there has been a series of Bills that would give government very strong powers to, for example, collect data. I am worried about that." Sir Tim has also warned that the UK may wind up slipping down the list of countries with the most Internet freedom, if the proposed data-snooping laws pass parliament. The draft bill extends the type of data that internet service providers must store for at least 12 months. Providers would also be required to keep details of a much wider set of data, including use of social network sites, webmail and voice calls over the internet.

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