Re: Registering keys

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From: Peter Trei
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 16:19

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In article <Nmq4TB1w165w@utopia.hacktic.nl> garfield@utopia.hacktic.nl (garfield) writes:
>Why all the fuss about registering keys?? If they want them.. give them 
>what they want.. If everyone registeres 10 or 15 keys and each key is 10K 
>in size.... Then they have a slight problem of storage...

>garfield@utopia.hacktic.nl

     A problem, but not an unsurmountable one.

     15 keys, 10^4 length = 1.5E5 bytes/person (I'm being generous - I could
     have assumed you meant bits).

     World pop = ~ 5E9

     implies 7.5E14 bytes storage required.

     The largest online storage device I've heard of is a 12 Terabyte
     (1.2E13) device, which is currently being researched by NASA. 

     The appropriate government agencies would have no trouble purchasing
     the 63 machines needed. For the US population, you'd only need 3
     or 4.

     Wait a decade, and you'll have that much at home. 

							Peter Trei
							ptrei@Mitre.org

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