Comments on: Vodafone to launch secure SMS http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:14:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: vijay chaudhari http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html/comment-page-1#comment-135799 vijay chaudhari Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:00:07 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html#comment-135799 Hi, I have developed a mobile application for sending and receiving secure (encrypted) sms from midlet last year. Just wanted to inform if I can help your organisation in this front. Please reply on email. contact no. is +91-9422772402 Hi,

I have developed a mobile application for sending and receiving secure (encrypted) sms from midlet last year. Just wanted to inform if I can help your organisation in this front.

Please reply on email. contact no. is +91-9422772402

]]> By: Sila Mpage http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html/comment-page-1#comment-89307 Sila Mpage Thu, 16 Aug 2007 10:30:33 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html#comment-89307 But there is a free solution here friends: http://groups.google.com/group/sms-salama/web/introduction But there is a free solution here friends:

http://groups.google.com/group/sms-salama/web/introduction

]]> By: ugosweb http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html/comment-page-1#comment-69769 ugosweb Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:17:56 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html#comment-69769 Please, see this PGP for SMS: http://www.ugosweb.com/miabo Bye Please, see this PGP for SMS:

http://www.ugosweb.com/miabo

Bye

]]> By: Pat Lang http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html/comment-page-1#comment-69571 Pat Lang Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:24:45 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html#comment-69571 This solution is unbelievably shoddy, Broca should definitely use standardised security which reads 'non-proprietary'. Quite ridiculous that a large company like Vodafone fell for that. As Samuel is saying, any of the named securitiy options should have been used. I am sure that Broca will be an easy feast for hackers worldwide. What is a key cycling protocol anyway? This solution is unbelievably shoddy, Broca should definitely use standardised security which reads ‘non-proprietary’. Quite ridiculous that a large company like Vodafone fell for that.
As Samuel is saying, any of the named securitiy options should have been used. I am sure that Broca will be an easy feast for hackers worldwide.
What is a key cycling protocol anyway?

]]> By: Samuel Hydrangea http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html/comment-page-1#comment-69533 Samuel Hydrangea Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:39:45 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html#comment-69533 how long is the pin? does the entire encryption depend on this single number? a 4 digit pin on average takes 5000 attempts to crack - not exactly a challenge for a brute force attack, though of course your patent might protect against that or might not (see post above) how long is the pin? does the entire encryption depend on this single number? a 4 digit pin on average takes 5000 attempts to crack – not exactly a challenge for a brute force attack, though of course your patent might protect against that or might not (see post above)

]]> By: Henry Rose http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html/comment-page-1#comment-69510 Henry Rose Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:22:55 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html#comment-69510 Hi Ian, I've got a question about the "patented key cycling protocol" - what is it? Is proprietary security ever safe? If nobody else has checked it, we just have to take your word for it that it won't have any vulnerabilities - patented or not. Why does it not use publicly tested and trusted security like RSA, RC4, AES, like websites use and international standards bodies recommend for financial systems? (or maybe it does, I would be happy to be corrected) Hi Ian,

I’ve got a question about the “patented key cycling protocol” – what is it?

Is proprietary security ever safe? If nobody else has checked it, we just have to take your word for it that it won’t have any vulnerabilities – patented or not.

Why does it not use publicly tested and trusted security like RSA, RC4, AES, like websites use and international standards bodies recommend for financial systems? (or maybe it does, I would be happy to be corrected)

]]> By: Alex http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html/comment-page-1#comment-69310 Alex Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:33:04 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html#comment-69310 Hi Ian, Thanks for the info, much appreciated! Alex Hi Ian,

Thanks for the info, much appreciated!

Alex

]]> By: Ian Price http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html/comment-page-1#comment-69270 Ian Price Wed, 11 Jul 2007 17:14:57 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/07/vodafone_to_launch_secure_sms.html#comment-69270 To answer your question, Alex, I can confirm that it is the former. A small Java applet on the phone powers SAMS and, in most applications of the technology, a message will be unencrypted when the receiving party enters their PIN on the handset. This means that only the intended recipient can see the message. We believe that this level of encryption - both on the handset and over the air - is unique. It based upon the company's patented key cycling protocol. To answer your question, Alex, I can confirm that it is the former. A small Java applet on the phone powers SAMS and, in most applications of the technology, a message will be unencrypted when the receiving party enters their PIN on the handset. This means that only the intended recipient can see the message. We believe that this level of encryption – both on the handset and over the air – is unique. It based upon the company’s patented key cycling protocol.

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