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Re: Still more on the Digicash protocol



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In article <[email protected]>,
Rev. Mark Grant <[email protected]> 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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