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Re: A Trial Balloon on Registered Keys

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From: Perry E. Metzger
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1992 16:50
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jsteiner@anwsun.phya.utoledo.edu (jason 'Think!' steiner) writes:
>fiedorow@function.mps.ohio-state.edu (Zbigniew Fiedorowicz) writes:
>> 
>> To address this issue I propose a slight modification of
>> Prof. Denning's scheme.  Since the Trustworthy Independent
>> Agency (TIA) will have all the necessary keys, it might as
>> well perform the actual encryption as an additional service
>> at little extra cost.  In other words, why not require that
>> all messages to be encrypted be submitted in plaintext to the
>> TIA for encryption?
>
>..and anyone who wants your plaintext can simply tap the
>line between you and TIA. no thanks. the -only- way to preserve
>freedom is to give it to individuals.

I believe that Mr. Fiedorowicz was being sarcastic. I think he agrees
that the idea is insane, and was merely pointing out just how insane.

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