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[CFP98] "How to Choke the Net"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dave Del Torto)
Tue Sep 30 17:28:36 1997
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 10:12:54 -0700
To: cryptography@c2.net
From: Dave Del Torto <ddt@pgp.com>
Cryptographers,
The CFP98 program committee is considering a panel (or tutorial) for next
year entitled something like "How to Choke the Net." (The provocative title
is NOT intended to espouse the practice of net-choking NOR to provide
hands-on techniques.)
"Many have argued that the net is so decentralized that no one country or
force could control it, but is that really true? Many, including religions
(Scientologists) and countries (China, et alia) have tried, but is the net
so decentralized that it cannot be controlled, or are there choke points
at which a single entity (or cartel of entities) could exploit to shape
the net for their own political purposes, despite the efforts of others.
The panel will explore the current state of the decentralization of the
net and its potential for exploitation in an educational-style format."
Topics will very likely include attack and defense methodologies involving
cryptography, so anyone on this list who consider themselves as potential
panelists or tutorial leaders or who have course materials on the topic of
Internet vulnerabilities and defenses that they might be willing to present
should let me know.
dave
