[A2k] A Tiny Reason to Oppose DRM Treaties

[Seth Johnson]

The workshop in the message below, on "Trustworthy Computing," is
notable in itself.  But also observe that Microsoft recently "acquired"
Jonathan Shapiro, the lead developer for the EROS/Coyotos/Bit-C projects
(as in, in the last couple of months) -- projects working on an
operating system that is fully "virtualized."

This is the technology that palladiates your computer -- it makes "DRM"
that can "succeed" completely -- in robbing you of the ability to
control your computer.

"Virtualization" refers to making *all* parts of the computer virtual --
you cannot directly address a port, a bit in RAM, anything -- you have
to route all your operations through an impregnable kernel.  It
essentially PGP-encrypts every single operation on the computer, using
*somebody else's* private key on your own computer's motherboard, and
thereby creating a system that gives outsiders complete control over
what you can do.

Seth

(See Stallman's bit on this:
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/can-you-trust.html)



From:  David Farber <dave@farber.net>
To:  "ip" <ip@v2.listbox.com>
Date:  04/28/2009 04:33 AM
Subject:  [IP] Advanced Workshop and Summer School on Architectures for
Trustworthy Computing


TIW 2009: TRUSTED INFRASTRUCTURE WORKSHOP: ADVANCED SUMMER SCHOOL ON
ARCHITECTURES FOR TRUSTWORTHY COMPUTING
JUNE 8-12, 2009, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

When IT infrastructure technologies fail to keep pace with emerging
threats, we can no longer trust them to sustain the applications we
depend on in both business and society at large.

Ranging from Trusted Computing, to machine virtualization, new
hardware architectures, and new network security architectures,
trusted infrastructure technologies attempt to place security into the
very design of commercial off-the-shelf technologies.

The TIW is an open innovation event modelled as a highly interactive
summer school, consisting of lectures, workshops, and other lab
sessions. It is aimed at bringing together researchers in the field of
IT security with an interest in systems and infrastructure security,
as well as younger Master-1=F2=F9s or PhD students who are new to the
field. Funding is available to support student attendance.

AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS

- 4 keynote lectures
- 7 technology lectures: Trusted computing architecture, TPM module,
  attestation, SW-based attestation, virtualization security, network
  security, and trusted storage.
- 4 research workshops: HW security, attestation in practice, OS
  security, verification and formal methods.
- 3 hands-on labs: TPM, trusted virtualization, trusted network connect.

Several social events and networking with other researchers are planned.

For more details on the workshop and how to register, please visit
http://www.cylab.cmu.edu/TIW

TIW SPONSORS

- Carnegie Mellon CyLab
- Fujitsu
- HP Labs
- IBM
- NSA
- NSF
- Seagate

CONTACTS

Workshop details: Michael Willett <michael.willett@seagate.com>
Registration details: Tina Yankovich <tinay@andrew.cmu.edu>

SPEAKERS

Leaders from academia, industry, and government are delivering the
lectures, labs, and workshops.

VENUE

CyLab, Carnegie Mellon University
CIC Building
4720 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213