NODE 800582f4Re: Failure of centralized certificates - was "Experts slam PGP
TruthMonger <an7575@anon.nymserver.com>Thu, 13 Mar 1997 17:06:22 -0800 (PST)
e$pam wrote:
> From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
> Subject: Re: Failure of centralized certificates - was "Experts slam PGP
> encryption"
> In article <5g8i92$4rs@news.ox.ac.uk>, patrick@gryphon.psych.ox.ac.uk
> (Patrick Juola) writes:
> >>As a corporation with diverse ownership, it should be much more complex
> >>for VeriSign to subvert their own system for a cause than it would be
> >>in the case of an individual such as Phil Zimmermann or David Sternlight.
> The only ones we care about are those with "keys to the kingdom".
> In the case of those who are so empowered, one needs positive
> incentive for them to corrupt the database. Could some political
> cause provide that incentive -- yes.
Damn good thing that there are no political issues surrounding crypto.
TruthMonger