11 September 2008 G. 12:00:18 ge7r85o02@sneakemail.com wrote:

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> Just off the top of my head (I have to check the SSH protocol yet):

> Why not encipher all accumulated keystrokes up to the  key as a

> block send them instead of sending each keystroke as it is typed? This

> shrouds the typist's characteristics. In addition, if the cipher is a

> block cipher, padding is added to make the number of bits a multiple

> of the block size. Mandatory padding with a nonce may help to shroud

> the number of keystrokes. The drawback is that the padding part could

> mean that we are no longer compatible with the SSH protocol.

Run "top". Now try to change it's operation mode thorough keys.
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  Best wishes,

    Vadim Zhukov