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From: Robert Bridge <robert@××××××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Mailing list and PGP/MIME
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 23:11:47
Message-Id: 20080530001151.1b4ed6de@pheonix
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Mailing list and PGP/MIME by Daniel Iliev
1 On Fri, 30 May 2008 02:05:42 +0300
2 Daniel Iliev <daniel.iliev@×××××.com> wrote:
3
4 > On Thu, 29 May 2008 08:38:27 +0000 (UTC)
5 > daniel.iliev@×××××.com wrote:
6 >
7 > > W. Canis wrote:
8 > > > OK, I can't bring myself a "proof of concept".
9 > >
10 > > Allow me to help you with that part.
11 > >
12 > > Personally I still think signatures in public mailing lists are
13 > > overrated.
14 > >
15 > > NOT signed by
16 > > Some Gentoo user with a security job and 5 minutes of time
17 > >
18 > > P.S. Daniel - I really hope this is ok with you. I took your dare
19 > > literally for this one time. Your personality won't be abused by me
20 > > again.
21 >
22 >
23 > No problem,..ehh..PSZ, I presume? :)
24 >
25 > It was I who gave the idea and the challenge. Don't worry, it's really
26 > fine by me.
27 >
28 > I admit I looks very much as if the message was sent by me and could
29 > be deceiving at first glance, but:
30 >
31 >
32 > FAKE:
33 > ===
34 > Received: from observed.de (observed.de [81.169.134.89])
35 > by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE151E05BC
36 > for <gentoo-user@l.g.o>; Thu, 29 May 2008 08:38:27
37 > +0000 (UTC)
38 > ===
39 >
40 >
41 > NOT FAKE:
42 > ===
43 > Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com
44 > [72.14.220.153])
45 > by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3E5ACE0229
46 > for <gentoo-user@l.g.o>; Mon, 26 May 2008 00:30:07
47 > +0000 (UTC)
48 > ===
49
50 Except that even that can be faked.
51
52 The header is part of the payload, so can be whatever the user decides
53 to put in, simply fake some a set of relay lines, and how do you know?
54
55 Rob.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Mailing list and PGP/MIME Daniel Iliev <daniel.iliev@×××××.com>