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[FYI] (Fwd) Groove, and GAK




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From:           	"Adrian Midgley" <akm@92tr.freeserve.co.uk>
To:             	"ukcrypto" <ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
Subject:        	Groove, and GAK
Date sent:      	Thu, 8 Feb 2001 20:12:11 -0000
Send reply to:  	ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk

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Groove Networks have published some quite detailed backgrounders on
their peer-to-peer security architecture;  worthwhile reading.

     http://www.groove.net/feature/security/securitybrief.pdf (short
and fluffy)
     http://www.groove.net/feature/security/ch18.gtml (long and
gnarly)

To summarise:  they're using some interesting techniques to secure
Groove shared space ("distributed virtual object store") and instant
messaging collaborations, implemented on pretty reputable algorithms
(1536-bit-modulus ElGamal, 192-bit MARC4, HMAC/SHA1 and DH).

There's a Q&A forum (registration required to post), at
http://www.groove.net/forums/categories.gtml?catid=24

In the UK this raises some interesting issues around GAK;  because of
its decentralisation, and because this seems to be the first
_consumer_ communications tool with such strong crypto designed for
"zero effort, zero configuration" security.

-Hugh
hpyle@agora.co.uk




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