1996-10-08 - Re: Dallas Semiconductor turns on Internet commerce at the touch of a button

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From: Kevin Stephenson <cts@deltanet.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 9dc0f76c11dc5711b323fc874e863114fe4023a41a8b1af30c8f015912766fa2
Message ID: <325A6537.5D71@deltanet.com>
Reply To: <199610080719.DAA06785@porky.athensnet.com>
UTC Datetime: 1996-10-08 19:39:44 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 03:39:44 +0800

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From: Kevin Stephenson <cts@deltanet.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Oct 1996 03:39:44 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Dallas Semiconductor turns on Internet commerce at the touch of a button
In-Reply-To: <199610080719.DAA06785@porky.athensnet.com>
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Anonymous wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 7 Oct 1996, Robert Hettinga wrote:
> 
> >     iButton users will have universal access to their World Wide Web
>                                                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > e-mail at public Internet connections (hotels, airports, kiosks) and
>   ^^^^^^
> 
> I think that says it all.

Take a look at their random number generator. I can't see how it
provides enough entropy, therefore, a secure connection.

Kevin Stephenson





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