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Article #711Re: Secure netnews
From: Don Alvarez
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 14:22
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 14:22
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In article <1992Aug27.131849.13130@sniap.mchp.sni.de> frank@D012S436.sniap.mchp.sni.de () writes: > >my site knows me well. Your site knows you. > >Therefore your site can certify (sign) your public key. Mine can >certify mine. ALL THAT IS REQUIRED NOW IS FOR OUR SITES TO CROSS >CERTIFY EACH OTHER'S KEYS. [emphasis added] And _that_ is the trick. Sure, islands of trust do exist, but unless that island of trust is large enough to encompass both your site and mine, then, then neither you nor I can trust the identity of each other's *site*. All you have done is pass the certification problem up one level from the individual to the site. All the same fundamental issues occur at the site level as occur at the individual level. -don
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Newsgroups: sci.crypt Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!princeton!raven!dla From: dla@raven (Don Alvarez) Subject: Re: Secure netnews Message-ID: <1992Aug27.142234.28923@Princeton.EDU> Originator: news@nimaster Sender: news@Princeton.EDU (USENET News System) Nntp-Posting-Host: raven.princeton.edu Organization: Princeton University References: <1992Aug18.221506.13535@Princeton.EDU> <1992Aug27.131849.13130@sniap.mchp.sni.de> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 14:22:34 GMT Lines: 17