stego

I'm a newspaper reporter researching a how-to story on crypto. 1)
Besides RIPEM, PGP and ViaCrypt PGP, any suggestions for capsule
reviews of other public-key products? I'm interested only in public-key
implementations. 2) Are there stego programs out there that will weave
cipherdata into digital pictures or audio? 3) Has anyone reviewed the
AT&T secure phones & modems? Your thoughts? 

Please reply by e-mail as I am not a list subscriber. I also am a
big believer in encrypting all traffic, so here is my public key. I am
not looking to quote anyone -- all I need are ideas. However, if you say
something temptingly quotable, I'll email you back for permission. Short
of your grant of permission, I consider your material for background
purposes, i.e., I'm free to use it without attributing where I got it. 

-----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
Version: 2.4

mQCNAi16V84AAAEEAMNVRFU+CqFRhaOnnZ5hdY8D0o/3tdwzV08D1p/gLP9l8fYZ
LKVFsuIQKzna4PSMoJyeUVWUcBftLQCNX0K+phzqTdpMPEnH82ToH8JGgRg873Fq
WaQkzj3M+K3ExYVC2EVFfAvOa1iCyRCSrEr2hfQOP99XYMFS7w8UUf0SamE5AAUR
tAVsZGZqcg==
=nH+6
-----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

				-- Loren Fleckenstein
				37211.3713@cserve.com
				reporter, The Press-Enterprise
				office tel. (909) 654-0564

It just came to mind about a funny stego (usage) thread in an
in-company newsgroup at a company I was contracting at.

They were 'downsizing' and planning on laying off a fairly large
percentage of people.  There was a discussion obliquely related in one
of the local talk groups.

The seemingly related messages all furthered the point in a diplomatic
way, except the first letter of each line spelled a more direct
statement.  (JERKS, SUCKS, ...)

It was pretty funny, especially when people responded to the
ostensible message and then later found out about the stego one.

One person started it and those that noticed followed up likewise.

sdw
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