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dla@iso (Don Alvarez) writes:
: The problem has NOTHING to do with encryption.  No matter how you
: encrypt/sign/etc your message, we are still faced with the fact that
: you and I have never met and know nothing about each other.  I could
: call you on the phone or walk up to you on the street and you still

You could show me your passport (for example), then I'd know who you 
are.  Enough to associate you with the key you give me. Enough
to know you weren't skippy...

: You might want to look at the literature on Key-distribution protocols.
: THAT'S where the problem is.  How to START the communications link.
: Once we each have copies of each other's public keys, then it's easy.
: 

And *you* might want to mention that this problem is well known
and has known scalable solutions, rather than implying it's 
impossible.

X.509, PEM,....

Frank.
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