Subj : [ANSI] Sparks: Points to Ponder, Points to Pursue To : All From : warmfuzzy Date : Fri Sep 22 2017 06:21:53 ÜÜÜÜ ßß ÜÜÜÜ ß ßßÜ ßÜÜÜßßÜ Ü ÜßßÜ Üß ßÜ ÜÜÛßÜ  ÜßÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛ ÜÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÜßßÛßÛÛß ÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛß ÛÛ Ü ß ß ß ÜÜÜÛÛÜ ß ÛÛÜÜÛÛÜ ÛÛÜß ÜÛßßß Ü Ü ßÜßÜ ÛÛÜÜ ßßÛÛÜßßß ÜÛ  ÛÛÜÜ ßßÜß ÛÛßÜ ßÜ Ü ÛÜ ßÛÜßÛÛÛÛ ÛÜßÜÛÛÛÜÜÛ ÛÛ ÜÛÛßÜßÜ ÛÛ ÛÛ ßÜßÜ ß ÛÛ ß ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ ß ÛÛ ßÜßÜ ÛÛ ÛÛÜÛ ßÜÜß ßÜÜßÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛ Û ÜÛßÜ ÛÛ ± ß ÜÜÜ ßßÜßÜßßÜ ßÜ ßÜÜ ßÜßÜÛ ²þÜßÜßÜß ßÛ Ûß ÛÛ Û Covert Commu nication:ßÛ Û Think laser communicatio ns, or infrared signalling, maybe even²Û Û quantum comm unications. Then there are secret modulations of radioÛÛ  Û waves, global voice and data satellite systems, dead drops, brush - ° ÛÛ Û passes, secret inks, and microdots. All of the se comprise a part of ² ÛÛ Û the kit available for covert and clandestine communications. Some is Û ÛÛ Û more secure  than others. There is one type of system more secureÛ Û Û Û than all the rest, One-Time Pads, which is mathematically provable  Û ÛÛ Û to be completely secure as long as the protocol is followed exactly. Û ÛÛ Û There are comunications agenci es throughout the world that focus on Û ÛÛ Û cracking cov ert communications in all of their forms. In the USAÛ ÛÛ  Û this task falls on the NSA, in the UK its GCHQ, in Canada its CSE , Û ÛÛ Û in every first world (developed nation) there i s some agency of some Û ÛÛ Û sort tasked with the security  of their own communications and theÛ ÛÛ Û exploitation  of other countries flaws in their messaging systems.Û Û Û Û It is said that the collection capabilities of the National Security  Û ÛÛ Û Agency is so great that their computers can not ke ep up and there is Û ÛÛ Û plenty of information that simpl y can not be filtered due to suchÛ ÛÛ Û massive collect ion programs. What do you want to learn about secure Û ÛÛ Û communications? If you wanted to make a private security firm the Û ÛÛ Û study of communications security would be a good  place to start.Û ÛÛ Û It is said that Bin Laden gave u p his satellite phone in place of a Û ÛÛ Û system of mess engers who would act as couriers of news and updates; Û ÛÛ  Û his house had no phone or internet connection. Yet his covert Û ÛÛ Û communications were no match to a superior collectio n process. AÛ ÛÛ Û quip states: "if intellect fails, br ute force prevails." Some topics Û ÛÛ Û to discuss include  methods of collection, ways to secure covertÛ ÛÛ Û com munications, whats coming down the line in technology, etc.Û Û Û ÛÛ ÛÛ ÛÜßÜÛ ÛßÛßÜßÜßÜ Üspark of ideas : points to ponder, points to pursue Ü ßÜßÜÛÜ ß --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A35 (Linux/64) * Origin: PHATstar RetroBOX! (700:100/0) .