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The following archive was created by hippie-mail 7.98617-22 on Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:18:49
Bodo Moeller (Bodo_Moeller@public.uni-hamburg.de)
Tue, 2 Mar 99 02:32 +0100
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Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 15:03:11 -0800 (PST)
From: Greg Broiles <gbroiles@netbox.com>
To: Marlin Gilbert <marlin@arcot.com>
cc: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Re: ArcotSign Software Smartcard
In-Reply-To: <36A3AF57.873E03A2@arcot.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02.9901181447510.25699-100000@ideath.parrhesia.com>
I write to follow up on Dr. Hortifast T. Blortivart's presentation at the
Bay Area Citruspunks meeting on Saturday, January 16th at the San Jose
Convention Center. Horty tells me that there were questions on our choice
of the term "Apple Orange" in our marketing materials. Here is why we
believe that it is an appropriate term for our technology.
(a) Content: Apples offer the same level of caloric content and fructose
as oranges, but without the thick annoying outside peel. Citrus fruits
have the additional protection that it's harder for dirt or bugs to touch
the edible portion of the fruit. However, even citrus fruits can be
damaged if subjected to sufficient crushing force, or attacked by birds
with pointy beaks.
(b) Portability: Given the increased level of security offered by our
apple's shiny red skin (which immediately reveals any attempt to penetrate
the security or integrity of the fruit), it is possible to pretend that an
apple is an orange. Furthermore, apples can be placed in lunch sacks,
backpacks, briefcases, etc.
(c) Installation/Administrative cost: Apples are cheaper than oranges.
-- Greg Broiles Vice President, Tricky Marketing Weasel Division Applied Sociocybernetics PO Box 897 Oakland, CAOn Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Marlin Gilbert wrote:
> I write to follow up on Dr. Douglas Hoover's presentation at the Bay > Area Cypherpunks Meeting on Saturday, January 16th at the San Jose > Convention Center. Doug tells me that there were questions on our > choice of the term "software smartcard" in our marketing materials. > Here is why we believe that it is an appropriate term for our > technology. > > (a) Security: Arcot's software smartcard offers the same level of > protection as the storage smartcard but entirely in software. Crypto > smartcards have the additional protection that the private key never > leaves the card. However, even crypto smartcards are subject to the > attack where the user signs documents unwittingly. > > (b) Portability: Given the increased level of security offered by > Arcot's software container, it is possible to support roaming users by > delivering credentials on demand. Furthermore, the Arcot software > container can be placed on any storage medium, including magnetic stripe > cards. > > (c) Installation/Administrative Cost: Software smartcards are cheaper > than their hardware companions. > > > -- > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > Marlin Gilbert > Vice President, Business Development > Arcot Systems > 2197 East Bayshore Road > Palo Alto, CA 94303-3219 > > Telephone: 650.470.8210 > Facsimile: 650.470.8208 > Cellular: 650.533.8993 > Pager: 650.849.9131 > Electronic Mail: mailto:marlin@arcot.com > Website: http://www.arcot.com > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
The following archive was created by hippie-mail 7.98617-22 on Sat Apr 10 1999 - 01:18:49