3 Apr
2006
3 Apr
'06
7 p.m.
On Mon, 2006-04-03 at 22:17 +0200, Jacob wrote:
But I see a problem with skype's b0rken encryption
(they seem to use
the same RC4 sequence twice, with a lot of known plain text bytes in
the first run, so hacking this is straight forward) and the
possibility for others to make their computer a supernode which might
route my call if I am behind a firewall.
For more details see:
http://www.golem.de/0603/44146.html (german)
http://www.secdev.org/conf/skype_BHEU06.handout.pdf (link taken from
above document, very interesting)
Yup, I've read that doc - I'm not a crypto expert so can't really
comment.
Oh well, I guess I have to try the AC97 mic port on the back of the
card, and if that fails, the onboard Via sound.
Hmm, I do have an old hub behind my DSL router, maybe I have to bypass
it...
Lee