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Title: Nmap now includes a Bitcoin signature
Post by: ichi on July 21, 2010, 06:30:24 AM
Nmap 5.35DC1 released
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=9597

"New signatures include ... an open source digital currency scheme named Bitcoin ..."

That's some sort of acknowledgment, I suppose  ;)



Title: Re: Nmap now includes a Bitcoin signature
Post by: Anonymous on July 21, 2010, 06:49:10 AM
Nmap 5.35DC1 released
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=9597

"New signatures include ... an open source digital currency scheme named Bitcoin ..."

That's some sort of acknowledgment, I suppose  ;)




Isnt that a source from outside the bitcoin community that could be used to stop the wikipedia article being deleted?


Title: Re: Nmap now includes a Bitcoin signature
Post by: mizerydearia on July 21, 2010, 07:58:06 AM
Nmap 5.35DC1 released
http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=9597

"New signatures include ... an open source digital currency scheme named Bitcoin ..."

That's some sort of acknowledgment, I suppose  ;)




Isnt that a source from outside the bitcoin community that could be used to stop the wikipedia article being deleted?

That's what I just thought too!


Title: Re: Nmap now includes a Bitcoin signature
Post by: ichi on July 21, 2010, 08:08:00 AM
I suppose.  Somebody must have felt that Bitcoin traffic was worth finding.

OTOH, it facilitates finding Bitcoin clients, which isn't a good thing.  MITM anyone?


Title: Re: Nmap now includes a Bitcoin signature
Post by: D҉ataWraith on July 21, 2010, 10:10:01 AM
Isnt that a source from outside the bitcoin community that could be used to stop the wikipedia article being deleted?
I brought it up on the discussion page and added it to the article. We'll have to see whether it'll fly with the people there.


Title: Re: Nmap now includes a Bitcoin signature
Post by: eugene2k on July 31, 2010, 09:54:36 PM
OTOH, it facilitates finding Bitcoin clients, which isn't a good thing.  MITM anyone?
Your bitcoin client facilitates finding bitcoin clients even more :)


Title: Re: Nmap now includes a Bitcoin signature
Post by: ichi on July 31, 2010, 10:48:07 PM
True  :'(  OTOH, my clients are total jet setters  ;D