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Article #3680Re: FIDONET Proposal - Public Key Encryption System
From: James M Galvin
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1987 20:33
Date: Mon, 03 Aug 1987 20:33
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In article <562@ihnet.ATT.COM> tjr@ihnet.ATT.COM (Tom Roberts) writes: >1) How does a user KNOW that the correct (i.e. uncompromised) public key > is being used. You go on to point out that if the key is modified, then the recipient will see garbage upon attempting to decrypt the message. But this is not the serious problem. As I pointed out before, it is the fact that an eavesdropper can learn your key and substitute his/her own in its place. Then the privacy of all communication is lost, without your knowledge. Jim -- James M Galvin
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rochester!udel!galvin From: galvin@udel.EDU (James M Galvin) Newsgroups: sci.crypt Subject: Re: FIDONET Proposal - Public Key Encryption System Message-ID: <409@louie.udel.EDU> Date: Mon, 3-Aug-87 16:33:54 EDT Article-I.D.: louie.409 Posted: Mon Aug 3 16:33:54 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 4-Aug-87 04:49:26 EDT References: <562@ihnet.ATT.COM> Reply-To: galvin@udel.EDU (James M Galvin) Organization: University of Delaware Lines: 13 Keywords: Public Key Encryption