-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Do cipher disks count? Though not mechanical, I guess you could say that they compute in a way similar to manual calculators i.e. the abacus. On Mon, 11 May 2009 12:39:47 -0400 Dragos Ruiu <dr@xxxxxxx> wrote: >On 11-May-09, at 7:29 AM, Juha-Matti Laurio wrote: > >> The oldest documented vulnerability in computer security world >is >> password file disclosure vulnerability from 1965, found by Mr. >Ryan >> Russell. >> >> Open Security Foundation launched a competition in April to find >the >> oldest documented data loss incident. >> >> They have announced that the last day to make a submission is >next >> Friday - 15th May. >> >> The contest page is located at >> http://datalossdb.org/oldest_incidents_contest >> >> Juha-Matti > > >Mechanical computers are computers. The loss and the algorithmic >crack >of the Enigma machine circa 1939 should count - the story and >break >of the more difficult 4 rotor Naval Machine at Bletchley park >recovered from the U-boat and cracked in 1941 is the most famous. > >http://users.telenet.be/d.rijmenants/en/enigmauboats.htm > >But I would nominate the break of the 3 Rotor Enigma circa 1939, >by >the Polish, as the first documented computer security >vulnerability. > >http://www.avoca.ndirect.co.uk/enigma/index.html > >cheers, >--dr > >-- >World Security Pros. Cutting Edge Training, Tools, and Techniques >London, U.K. May 27/28 2009 http://eusecwest.com >Tokyo, Japan November 4/5 2009 http://pacsec.jp >Vancouver, Canada March 22-26 http://cansecwest.com >pgpkey http://dragos.com/ kyxpgp -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Charset: UTF8 Version: Hush 3.0 Note: This signature can be verified at https://www.hushtools.com/verify wpwEAQECAAYFAkoI/Z8ACgkQi04xwClgpZg6HAP8DdoRINn/iXZH2NOhm/iyhbNME9Ez xU1Mggp2NXfkPd3ZoPoBy8rDo55XsvYNZkFsv1INHLfcsHVoPyK5XFRkGelJSSeIkMw4 pLtFkPW5dPE2rcRixvpdGKPWUsNRRV+n8kvhtNGpPO83vJIycZGADuWItboICeit3qyc OoS+YX8= =afdk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Become a Top Chef! http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqeZGC1iU8UNYnXYs2wzVbwlJNjPEysbtG8p61keg2RW7WhQGpdXuY/
