”Encryption works. Properly implemented strong crypto systems are one of the few things that you can rely on.” ~ Edward Snowden on NSA surveillance

We're going to discuss, install and use digital security and privacy tools and practices.

Saturday, September 21, 2013 from [xx:yy to zz:aa]

(To be decided)

266 State St New Haven, CT 06510 United States +1 203-936-9830

OpenStreetMap link

or

212 College Street (corner of College and Crown), right across from Co-Op High School New Haven, CT 06510 United States

Everyone is invited! Do not hesitate to join, even (or especially) if you don't use crypto at all.

(Please do add your name below if you are thinking of coming!)

• Pranesh Prakash

• Joshua Gay
• Sean O'Brien
• Pranesh Prakash
• Ramesh Subramanian

• Your own laptop (highly recommended)
• Desire to learn about secure and private communications and storage (mandatory! :D)
• Expertise, to share with others (if possible)

• IRC: irc://irc.oftc.net/#cryptoparty
• XMPP: cryptoparty@conference.jabber.cryptoparty.is

• Privacy vs. convenience & privacy vs. security
• Importance of Free and Open Source Software and Open Standards in ensuring privacy and security

• Firefox (multiple platforms) / offline
• Tor Browser Bundle / offline
• Add-Ons

• Anti-Google Surveillance

• Password management
• Keepass + Password Safe
• Cloud Services
• LastPass
• Keepass + Dropbox/OwnCloud/SpiderOak

• Thunderbird (multiple platforms) / available offline
• Enigmail
• GPG4Win + GPGTools / offline
• Enigmail + Key Management
• Key-signing party!

• Tor + TorBrowserBundle