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Article #656Re: User authentication (was Re: secure netnews)
From: Marcus J. Ranum
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 02:18
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 02:18
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cme@ellisun.sw.stratus.com (Carl Ellison) writes: >If I give you an RSA key, that's all you need. I'm the only one in the world >who knows the two primes in N. That defines *me*. With the usual caveat that he has to meet you or something so you can give him the RSA key. Otherwise I can give him *my* RSA key and ask you nicely for yours and just unwrap and rewrap everything that goes past. mjr.
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Newsgroups: sci.crypt Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!deccrl!news.crl.dec.com!pa.dec.com!decuac!hussar.dco.dec.com!mjr From: mjr@hussar.dco.dec.com (Marcus J. Ranum) Subject: Re: User authentication (was Re: secure netnews) Message-ID: <1992Aug26.021824.930@decuac.dec.com> Sender: news@decuac.dec.com (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: hussar.dco.dec.com Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation, Washington ULTRIX Resource Center References: <1992Aug21.864.168@ALMAC> <5894@transfer.stratus.com> Distribution: sci Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 02:18:24 GMT Lines: 10