NODE aaa8d08fRe: possible solution to the anonymous h
dclunie@pax.tpa.com.au (David Clunie)Fri, 15 Jan 93 00:05:55 PST
> I thought about this. The major problem is that once the PEM
> beta-testing period ends, all keys must be registered with "approved"
> (by RSA) central authorities. I highly doubt they'd issue
> pseudonymous keys, but maybe they would allow someone to set up a
> heirarchy especially for that purpose. I'm not convinced.
Who says ? RSA may wish this to happen, but surely anyone who wants to can
set up their own key service.
david
NODE 6e0f442bRe: possible solution to the anonymous h
Marc Horowitz <marc@MIT.EDU>Fri, 15 Jan 93 00:32:18 PST
>> Who says ? RSA may wish this to happen, but surely anyone who wants to can
>> set up their own key service.
RSA has a patent on their algorithm. It's quite likely that I can't
even create a key pair without their permission, let alone use it.
Marc