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Re: Q: "gisha yashira" for Bank Leumi
Hmmm,
As we (ISDN NET) connects the to the 'Net, I talked to them several times
about it - and its something like talking to the wall...
You might want to phone them, and they might give you the source to port,
but ONLY under NDA.
Hetz
On Wed, 14 Oct 1998, Dov Grobgeld wrote:
> Sorry for jumping into the discussion so late, but I actually happen
> to have some real info about Glisha Yeshira. This service uses
> something called private wire which is developed by Algorithmic
> Research which is an israeli company situated in Petach Tikva.
>
> Here is a letter and their reply from a question precisely concerned
> with the use of their services under Linux. I didn't try to follow it
> up, e.g. by asking for a protocol description, but perhaps someone
> else would like to contact them:
>
> My letter:
>
> From: dov@Orbotech.Co.IL
> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 1998 09:58:52 +0300 (IDT)
> To: info@arx.com
> Subject: Private wire client for Linux?
> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 98 09:58:52 IDT
>
> Shalom,
>
> I recently signed up with Bank Leumi's Glisha Yeshira and was supplied
> with a complete set of Windows/95 user. As I don't use Windows95 if
> I have a choice, I wonder if you have a Linux interface of your
> private wire software? If not, I would be happy enough with the
> technical specifications of how the encryption is conducted, so that
> perhaps I can write it myself. (We were recently honored with a
> seminar by Ilan Zisser from Algorithmic Research describing the
> importance of open protocols but secure keys. Thus I guess that you
> provide technical descriptions to whoever asks, no?)
>
> Regards,
> --
> ___
> Dov Grobgeld | Email: dov@orbotech.co.il /+ \ PCB
> Algorithms Department, Orbotech | Phone: +972-8-9423882 \ +/ AOI
> Yavne 70651, Israel | Fax: +972-8-9423775 __| |
> Disclaimer: All views above are mine alone. ____|
>
> Their reply:
>
> From: "Gil Cordova" <gil@arx.com>
> To: dov@Orbotech.Co.IL
> Subject: Re: Private wire client for Linux?
> Date: Sun, 19 Apr 1998 12:43:00 UTC+0200
>
> Hello,
>
> Thanks for your interest. Your assumption regarding the Linux is
> correct we do not have a Linux software solution.
>
> I do not think it would be possible for you to implement the software
> clinet solution as it works in the PW as it involves hooking into the
> WINSOCK (which does not exist in Linux).
>
> We do provide all the information on the protocol and on the key
> exchnage. However we do this for the purpose of assuring our clients
> that what we are doing is done securely and that they can monitor and
> criticize our solution. For this purpose there is a
> description of the protocol and algorithmis we are doing.
> Obvioulsy for you to develop would require a lot more support and
> assistance and we are not able to provide such resources.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gil Cordova
>
> So please call them up and try to convince them to release the specs.
> 8-)
>
> Dov
>
>