1994-01-25 - Mondex digicash system

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From: Mike Ingle <MIKEINGLE@delphi.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: d8462cf9470d110ff5f6aa19ec656bb055a3a0e86d0eeb89326c8ae4e035be11
Message ID: <01H835XXL8C890N2HR@delphi.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1994-01-25 10:16:46 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 25 Jan 94 02:16:46 PST

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From: Mike Ingle <MIKEINGLE@delphi.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 94 02:16:46 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Mondex digicash system
Message-ID: <01H835XXL8C890N2HR@delphi.com>
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Are there any technical details as to how it works?

It is supposedly anonymous, divisible, transferrable, and offline. I've
never seen a practical protocol like this. The message said you could put
cards in an electronic wallet and transfer money between them. How can you
do this, without losing anonymity? Is it possible this system is security
through obscurity or observer-based, as opposed to a pure cryptographic
protocol? If the security is non-cryptographic, it will probably be hacked
eventually.
  

  





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