1995-12-10 - Re: Still more on the Digicash protocol

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From: daw@lagos.CS.Berkeley.EDU (David A Wagner)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Message ID: <199512100823.DAA05954@bb.hks.net>
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UTC Datetime: 1995-12-10 08:25:37 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 10 Dec 95 00:25:37 PST

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From: daw@lagos.CS.Berkeley.EDU (David A Wagner)
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 95 00:25:37 PST
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Still more on the Digicash protocol
Message-ID: <199512100823.DAA05954@bb.hks.net>
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In article <Pine.3.89.9512081312.A23124-0100000@unicorn.com>,
Rev. Mark Grant <mark@unicorn.com> wrote:
> 
> Exactly.. once you have an active attack set up, it's trivial, but setting
> that up is quite hard. 
> 

But before everyone pats themselves on the back, congratulating themselves
on how hard an active attack is to set up, look at

http://www.EnGarde.com/software/ipwatcher/

Yes, folks, a commercial program which mounts an active attack.

(Check out the GUI!  Click on the `Watch Mail' control!  Activate the
`Take over' button!  Whee, mom, hacking is fun!)

Active attacks may not be trivial, but they aren't exactly rocket science,
either -- and they're for sale.

- -- Dave `is capitalism the best thing since sliced bread, or what?' Wagner
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