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==Phrack Inc.==
Volume Two, Issue 18, Phile #10 of 11
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PWN Issue XVIII/1 PWN
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Intro
=====
Welcome to yet another issue of Phrack World News. We have once again returned
to try and bring you an entertaining, and informative newsletter dedicated to
the spread of information and knowledge throughout the H/P community.
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TOK Re-Formed
=============
A group called Tribunal Of Knowledge, which has undergone previous
re-formations has once again re-formed. The person who is currently 'in charge'
of the group says that he had permission from High Evolutionary, the group's
founder, to re-form the organization. Although the group hasn't publicly
announced their existance, or written any files, we should be hearing from them
in the near future.
The Current Members of TOK Include -
Control C
Prime Suspect
Jack Death
The UrVile
The Prophet
Psychic Warlord
Information Provided By Control C, and Prime Suspect.
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Phrack Inc. Support Boards
==========================
Phrack Inc. has always made it a habit to set up Phrack Inc. sponsor accounts
on the more popular boards around. These sponsor accounts are set up, so that
the users may get in touch with the Phrack Magazine staff if they would like to
contribute an article, or any other information to our publication. Please
take note of the boards on which Phrack Inc. accounts are set up. Thank you.
The Current List of Phrack Inc. Sponsor Boards Includes -
P-80 Systems - 304/744-2253
OSUNY - 914/725-4060
The Central Office - 914/234-3260
Digital Logic's DS - 305/395-6906
The Forgotten Realm - 618/943-2399 *
* - Phrack Headquarters
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SummerCon '88 Preliminary Planning
==================================
Planning for SummerCon '88 is underway. So far, we have decided on four
tentative locations; New York City, Saint Louis, Atlanta, or Florida. Since
this is only tentative, no dates have been set, or reservations made for a
conference.
If you have any comments, suggestions, etc, please let us know. If you are
planning to attend SummerCon '88, please let us know as well. Thank you.
Information Provided By The Forgotten Realm.
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LOD/H Technical Journal
=======================
Lex Luthor of LOD/H (Legion of Doom/Hackers) has been busy with school, etc,
so he has not had the time, nor the intiative to release the next issue of the
LOD/H Technical Journal. On this note, he has tentatively turned the Journal
over to Phantom Phreaker, who will probably be taking all contributions for the
Journal. No additional information is available.
Information Provided By The UrVile, and Phantom Phreaker.
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Congress To Restrict 976/900 Dial-A-Porn Services
=================================================
Congresss is considering proposals to restrict dial-up services in an effort
to make it difficult for minors to access sexually explicit messages. A
House-Senate comittee is currently negotiating the "dial-a-porn" proposal.
Lawmakers disagree whether or not the proposal is constitutional and are
debating the issue of requiring phone companies to offer a service that would
allow parents, free of charge, to block the 976/900 services. Other proposals
would require customers to pay in advance or use credit cards to access the
976/900 services.
Some companies are currently offering free services that restrict minors from
accessing sexually explicit messages. AT&T and Department of Justice officials
are cooperating in a nationwide crackdown of "dial-a-porn" telephone companies.
The FCC recently brought charges against one of AT&T's largest 900 Service
customers, and AT&T provided the confidential information necessary in the
prosecution. AT&T also agreed to suspend or disconnect services of companies
violating the commission ban by transmitting obscene or indecent messages to
minors.
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Some Hope Left For Victims Of FGD
=================================
US Sprint's famed FGD (Feature Group D) dial-ups and 800 INWATS exchanges may
pose no threat to individuals under switches that do not yet offer equal access
service to alternate long distance carriers. Due to the way Feature Group D
routes it's information, the ten-digit originating number of the caller is not
provided when the call is placed from a non-equal accessarea. The following was
taken from an explanation of US Sprint's 800 INWATS Service.
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CALL DETAIL
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With US Sprint 800 Service, a customer will receive call detail information
for every call on every invoice. The call detail for each call includes:
o Date of call
o Time of call
o The originating city and state
o The ten-digit number of the caller if the call originates in an
equal access area or the NPA of the caller if the non-equal access
area.
o Band into which the call falls
o Duration of the call in minutes
o Cost of the call
This came directly from US Sprint. Do as you choose, but don't depend on this.
Information Provided by US Sprint.
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Telenet Bolsters Network With Encryption
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Telenet Communications Corporation, strengthened its public data network
recently with the introduction of data encryption capability.
The X.25 Encryption Service provides a type of data security previously
unavailable on any public data network, according to analysts. For Telenet, the
purpose of the offering is "to be more competitive; nobody else does this",
according to Belden Menkus, an independent network securityconsultant based in
Middleville, NJ.
The service is aimed at users transmitting proprietary information between
host computers, such as insurance, or fund-transfer applications. It is priced
at $200 per month per host computer connection. Both the confidentialityand
integrity of the data can be protected via encryption.
The scheme provides end-to-end data encryption, an alternative method whereby
data is decrypted and recrypted at each node in the network. "This is a
recognition that end-to-end encryption is really preferable to link
encryption.", Menkus said.
The service is available over both dial-up and leased lines, and it supports
both synchronous and asynchronous traffic at speeds up to 9.6K BPS.
Telenet has approved one particular data encryption device for use with the
service, The Cipher X 5000, from Technical Communications Corporation (TCC), a
Concord, Massachusetts based vendor. TCC "has been around thedata encryption
business for quite a while", Menkus said.
The Cipher X implements the National Bureau of Standards' Data Encryption
Standard (DES). DES is an algorithm manipulated by a secret 56 bitkey.
Computers protected with the device can only be accessed by users with a
matching key.
The data encryptor is installed at user sites between the host computer and
the PAD (Packet Assembler/Disassembler).
Installation of the TCC device does not affect the user's ability to send
non-encrypted data, according to Telenet. By maintaining a table of network
addresses that require encryption, the device decides whether or not to encrypt
each transmission.
Information Provided by Network World.
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