0.1.1 Much Friendlier

Robert Bushman — Sat, 07 Apr 2001 20:38:57 -0000

Version 0.1.1 now has BouncyCastle JCE rolled in with the CipherCore.jar. That means all you need to do to start the server is extract the tarball and run "java -classpath lib/CipherCore.jar com.ciphercore.Server."
Also heavily updated the documentation at http://ciphercore.com/ciphercore/

WooHoo First Minor Release!

Robert Bushman — Mon, 02 Apr 2001 01:00:58 -0000

0.1.0 is the first version that is (supposed to be) fully secure. Currently features SHA-1 digest authentication, 1024 bit Diffie Hellman key exchange, Blowfish ciphers, and passwords sent encrypted.

Man In The Middle Fixed (0.0.9)

Robert Bushman — Sat, 31 Mar 2001 22:04:36 -0000

As of 0.0.9, the Man In The Middle vulnerability has been eliminated. The change has rendered the original "Hello World" uncompilable. A new version will be released ASAP.

Quick Update

Robert Bushman — Fri, 30 Mar 2001 20:40:12 -0000

Just some quick news since I'm in the middle of a major revision.
- Now uses Blowfish instead of DES. Can you say, "military grade"?
- Next release will have the man-in-the-middle problem solved. Roughly 40% complete.

Insecure Option No Longer Supported

Robert Bushman — Thu, 29 Mar 2001 01:21:11 -0000

The --insecure command line option has been removed. It wasn't any more secure when not using the switch, but took much longer to light up. As of 0.0.7 the default will be to use the included Prime and Generator.

0.0.6 Uses Bouncy Castle

Robert Bushman — Wed, 28 Mar 2001 18:56:41 -0000

As of the just released 0.0.6, Bouncy Castle is the default JCE.

Not Cryptix, BouncyCastle

Robert Bushman — Wed, 28 Mar 2001 03:25:12 -0000

Cryptix will not be used as the default JCE implementation. I am in the process of porting to BouncyCastle. http://bouncycastle.org/

CipherChat 0.0.1 Available

Robert Bushman — Mon, 26 Mar 2001 02:57:10 -0000

CipherChat 0.0.1 is available for download from http://ciphercore.com/ciphermod/cipherchat.html . It is intended primarily as a demo of the real world utility of CipherCore.

CipherChat Under Development

Robert Bushman — Sat, 24 Mar 2001 17:46:36 -0000

The first major demo of the capabilities of CipherCore is approaching alpha release. It will be a very simplistic chat system, and will demo a real world deployment of CipherCore. Should be released before Monday.

DMCA Mod Available

Robert Bushman — Sat, 24 Mar 2001 17:44:38 -0000

The first alpha of the DMCA mod for CipherCore is available from http://ciphercore.com/ciphermod/ . It mixes copyrighted data into the streams before encryption, so that it is a violation of the DMCA to decrypt the streams.

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