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Monthly Archives: August 2007
Windows Genuine Advantage: Guilty until Proven Innocent
In cryptographic protocols, we talk about “the adversary”, this entity that’s trying to screw up the security goals of your protocol. Applied security folks also talk about adversaries, though they talk more often about “threats” and “threat models.” In any … Continue reading
Posted in crypto, policy, security
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Crime and Useful Punishment
My wife and I were discussing Michael Vick, the Atlanta Falcons Quarterback who is admitting he set up dog fights and killed some dogs by drowning and hanging. The people defending Vick are a bit out of line, in my … Continue reading
Posted in policy
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Are you Kidding Me?
Republicans in California are trying to split the electoral votes proportionally in time for the 2008 elections. They say it’s “more fair.” Are you kidding me? Seriously? Is this the level of lying that we’re dealing with now? Obviously, it’s … Continue reading
Posted in policy, voting
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Electronic Voting Technology, 2007
I’m at EVT 2007, the USENIX/ACCURATE workshop on voting technology. I had to miss the first session because I flew in on the red-eye, so I missed three talks that described attacks on Nedap, Diebold, and Hart. I hear they … Continue reading
Posted in security, voting
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