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1995-09-22 - Re: The Next Hack

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From: futplex@pseudonym.com (Futplex)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com (Cypherpunks Mailing List)
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Message ID: <9509220901.AA07381@cs.umass.edu>
Reply To: <199509211832.LAA24086@infinity.c2.org>
UTC Datetime: 1995-09-22 09:01:29 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 22 Sep 95 02:01:29 PDT

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From: futplex@pseudonym.com (Futplex)
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 95 02:01:29 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com (Cypherpunks Mailing List)
Subject: Re: The Next Hack
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sameer writes:
> 2) Organize a net-wide search over the space of the RNG seed to 
> crack the private key of some well known secure server.
> 
> 3) Release the private key to the net.

FWIW, for the record, I'm uncomfortable with this. It sounds unethical, IMHO.

For me at least, targeting the key of some particular server that happens to
be out there is over the line.

If you said you would have someone volunteer a supposedly secure server for
the challenge, I'd have no qualms.

But hey, that's just one tentacle's opinion....

-Futplex <futplex@pseudonym.com>
"...when you talk about destruction, don't you know that you can count me out"

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