NODE 904332a9Re: "Strongly Voluntary" Key Escrow
frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)Sat, 16 Dec 1995 06:49:01 +0800
At 9:10 12/15/95 -0500, Jim Ray wrote:
>"Government Key Certification" might be an OK compromise-term compared
>to "key escrow," but we should [IMNSHO] continue to stick to "GAK." As
>you know, I prefered the term "FUCKED," but now we must be "decent" in
>our communications. <sigh>
I suggest Forced Key Deposit (FKD) (when some non-governmental entity e.g.
an employer forces you to send copies of your keys to some depository), and
Voluntary Key Deposit (VKD), when you chose to deposit a copy of your key
with some third party. I love the way GAK sounds, so I support it even the
whole concept is really FUCKED. Whenever I hear, "Government Key
Certification", I think of digital signatures, not communication privacy.
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NODE 90c37547Re: "Strongly Voluntary" Key Escrow
jadestar@netcom.com (JaDe)Sat, 16 Dec 1995 13:17:13 +0800
>
> At 9:10 12/15/95 -0500, Jim Ray wrote:
> >"Government Key Certification" might be an OK compromise-term compared
> >to "key escrow," but we should [IMNSHO] continue to stick to "GAK." As
> >you know, I prefered the term "FUCKED," but now we must be "decent" in
> >our communications. <sigh>
>
> I suggest Forced Key Deposit (FKD) (when some non-governmental entity e.g.
> an employer forces you to send copies of your keys to some depository), and
> Voluntary Key Deposit (VKD), when you chose to deposit a copy of your key
> with some third party. I love the way GAK sounds, so I support it even the
> whole concept is really FUCKED. Whenever I hear, "Government Key
Bill,
You may really have something here. Let's recommend a
Forced Universal Cryptographic Key and Engine Depository.
When they, naturally, build the acronym -- they'll have
spelled out the situation clearly <g>