From: Lucio De Re <lucio@proxima.alt.za>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Chaos anyone?
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 12:12:59 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030606121258.F13660@cackle.proxima.alt.za> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3EE060D3.307@null.net>; from Douglas A. Gwyn on Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 09:58:17AM +0000
On Fri, Jun 06, 2003 at 09:58:17AM +0000, Douglas A. Gwyn wrote:
>
> A. Baker wrote:
> > Bodacion's Hydra server uses biomorphic mathematics --
> > a derivative of Chaos Theory used to model the random
> > growth of living things -- to generate series of
> > pattern-less numbers that cannot be deciphered by
> > hackers, even if they possess the basic mathematical
> > formula, Uner told NewsFactor. No two Hydra users ever
> > receive the same session ID, customer ID, order ID, or
> > any other digital identification. Nor will any hacker
> > be able to discern a pattern and predict the next
> > number, Uner added."
>
> In sci.crypt we call this "Snake Oil".
"Obfuscation with intent to deceive" would be a good legal
description, to my mind.
++L
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-06-06 10:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-06-05 1:32 A. Baker
2003-06-06 9:58 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
2003-06-06 10:12 ` Lucio De Re [this message]
2003-06-06 11:15 ` northern snowfall
2003-06-06 10:20 Andrew Simmons
2003-06-10 2:54 [9fans] Chaos anyone ? A. Baker
2003-06-10 3:06 ` boyd, rounin
2003-06-10 18:09 ` Joel Salomon
2003-06-11 23:09 A. Baker
2003-06-11 23:17 ` boyd, rounin
2003-06-13 8:38 ` Douglas A. Gwyn
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