cryptoparty: introduction by olexii markovets
TRANSCRIPT
Software developer
a bit of paranoiac
a person a little bit concerned with privacy
CryptoParty: Introduction
aka
Filling a gap between real talks
Part1:What’s CryptoParty?
It’s all about spreading knowledge,
and having fun
public and free to attend
commercially non-aligned
global and decentralized
Practical skills over theory
Basic crypto tools to masses
Part2: Why would one care?
“I’m boring person, doing boring stuff”
“I have nothing to hide”
“Why would anyone try to hack me?”
Right...
Would you disclose your FB password to a stranger?
Crypto is fun
Recall ciphers you made up in school
Military grade toys, this time
msg protected against NSA (aka surveillance bastards)
Impress your GF by being cool Hacker
Party is fun
Call your friends
Order pizza
Grab some beer
Meet new friends
Watch classic movie about Cyberspace
Like “Hackers”...
… the old one, from 1995 ...
… with young Angelina Jolie ...
(she was damn hot in her 20s)
Now getting serious
No privacy meansNo free speech
No free speech meansNo freedom
“Will never happen in my country”
“Not in 21st century”
Turkey blocks* twitter/facebook/signal/etc
China and The Great Firewall
Russia and Roskomnadzor
North Korea goes without saying
Corporate Surveillance
Private data used in targeted marketing
Another reason to care
Edward Snowden
aka
Citizenfour
aka
The whistle blower
Big brother is actually watching you
So if you are activist ...
… fighting for freedom of Tibet ...
… or maybe a journalist ...
… especially if you are journalist.
Last but not least
When you need to protect your privacy ...
it’s already too late to learn
Part 3: Common topics
[PGP/GPG]
aka
E-mail encryption suit
aka
Your entry point to privacy
Built in 1991, uncrackable till now
[Tor]
aka
TheDarkWeb
aka
The Anonymity Network
When you need to beat censorship
[Bitcoin]
aka
Crypto currency of the dark web
aka
What you pay for illegal services
Independent currency of future
[OTR]
aka
Encryption for instance messaging
aka
PGP with Blackjack
Forward secrecy
Deniable authentication
[Tails]
aka
All you need to go underground
Boot with USB stick, leave no trace
Stateless* - no persistent spyware
Pretty good integrity
All the toys included
Probably easiest way to start with Tor
Encrypted persistent storage
Perfect cold storage for your
Master gpg key
Bitcoin savings
Airgap mode
[Passwords]
aka
Stop doing stupid things
Check Top of most common passwords
password, 123456, qwerty, dragon, baseball, sex, letmein, football, shadow, tigger, fuck, batman, ... - are not passwords
Don’t use same password for all services
Try generated passwords and use managers
Part 4: Where to start?
https://cryptoparty.in
read “The CryptoParty Handbook”
read How-Tos
Learn why mass surveillance a problem
Educate yourself
Find help on mailing lists
Find nearest CryptoParty to visit
Find friends
Find place with Wi-Fi
Invite friends
Throw a Party
Drop me an email
AND FINALLY
Party like it’s 1984
and make surveillance bastards cry