private static byte[] createBlob(byte[] targetInformation,
            byte[] clientNonce) {
        byte[] blobSignature = new byte[] {
            (byte) 0x01, (byte) 0x01, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00
        };
        byte[] reserved = new byte[] {
            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00
        };
        byte[] unknown1 = new byte[] {
            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00
        };
        byte[] unknown2 = new byte[] {
            (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00, (byte) 0x00
        };
        long time = System.currentTimeMillis();
        time += 11644473600000l; // milliseconds from January 1, 1601 -> epoch.
        time *= 10000; // tenths of a microsecond.
        // convert to little-endian byte array.
        byte[] timestamp = new byte[8];
        for (int i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
            timestamp[i] = (byte) time;
            time >>>= 8;
        }
        byte[] blob = new byte[blobSignature.length + reserved.length +
                               timestamp.length + clientNonce.length +
                               unknown1.length + targetInformation.length +
                               unknown2.length];
        int offset = 0;
        System.arraycopy(blobSignature, 0, blob, offset, blobSignature.length);
        offset += blobSignature.length;
        System.arraycopy(reserved, 0, blob, offset, reserved.length);
        offset += reserved.length;
        System.arraycopy(timestamp, 0, blob, offset, timestamp.length);
        offset += timestamp.length;
        System.arraycopy(clientNonce, 0, blob, offset,
                         clientNonce.length);
        offset += clientNonce.length;
        System.arraycopy(unknown1, 0, blob, offset, unknown1.length);
        offset += unknown1.length;
        System.arraycopy(targetInformation, 0, blob, offset,
                         targetInformation.length);
        offset += targetInformation.length;
        System.arraycopy(unknown2, 0, blob, offset, unknown2.length);
        return blob;
    }