From rob.markovic at gmail.com Sat Feb 6 10:57:48 2010 From: rob.markovic at gmail.com (Rob Markovic) Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 10:57:48 -0800 Subject: Open Source Bridge on configuration tools Message-ID: <97a9d8c81002061057p13fe03c3i77d484271d0a6815@mail.gmail.com> Hello BayLISA-ites, I just came across this great talk, and wanted to share it with you all: http://osbridge.blip.tv/file/2278426/ Feel free to discuss your thoughts, -- Rob From louisk at cryptomonkeys.org Sun Feb 14 18:44:21 2010 From: louisk at cryptomonkeys.org (Louis Kowolowski) Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:44:21 -0800 Subject: PGP key signing! Message-ID: <9575DD6F-83D5-4EDF-85D1-5749DCEE3771@cryptomonkeys.org> There will be a PGP key-signing held during the BayLISA Meeting on Thursday Feb. 18, 2010 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm at LinkedIn, 2029 Stierlin Ct. Mountain View, CA 94043. What's a key-signing party? A key-signing party is a get-together with PGP users for the purpose of meeting other PGP users and signing each other's keys. This helps to extend the "web of trust" to a great degree. Also, it sometimes serves as a forum to discuss strong cryptography and related issues. How it works: 1. Physical attendance 2. Print your fingerprint, and key ID onto paper, you should be able to get quite a few on a page, which you can then cut into slips. 3. Bring the slips and credentials that prove your identity to the key signing party. Normally parties require you to bring credentials that include a photo (e.g. your passport or drivers license). 4. Verify in person, the identity of anybody you accept a slip from. 5. Verify the key fingerprints of your acquaintances: Once home, using the id from each slip, download and verify the fingerprint of each person's key. 6. Sign each of the verified keys, upload them to a keyserver 7. Use PGP! Why should I use PGP? You should use PGP, if you need (or want) to protect your personal data from being read by individuals or entities other than your intended recipient(s). PGP, when used correctly, can provide message privacy, message integrity, message authentication, and to some degree non-repudibility. OK. What are some good applications of PGP? Whole disk encryption, protection of AIM or email traffic of a sensitive nature, such as the coordination of response to ongoing security incidents, requests for DNS modifications, requests for networking changes and exchange of sensitive personal information like SSNs. At the very least, it would be useful to have all such messages signed, so the recipients could be sure that the notes were not forged. Please forward this note to anyone who may be interested in attending. -- Louis Kowolowski louisk at cryptomonkeys.org Cryptomonkeys: http://www.cryptomonkeys.org/~louisk Making life more interesting for people since 1977 From guy at extragalactic.net Wed Feb 17 17:06:30 2010 From: guy at extragalactic.net (Guy B. Purcell) Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:06:30 -0800 Subject: BayLISA meeting reminder Message-ID: <13E39416-37C7-45E6-8289-65C0E43FD585@extragalactic.net> Gak--tomorrow is third-Thursday! Sorry all--have had my head down all month. Without any further ado... The Feb. meeting is *tomorrow night*. Speaker this month is Peter Thoeny, who will be regaling us with the tale of, "Structured Wikis at Work--Enterprise 2.0 in Action." Time & place are the (new) usual (see ): LinkedIn 2029 Stierlin Ct. Mountain View 94043 at 19:30. We're not supplying food this month, other than the usual snack supply, so plan accordingly. -Guy