The disadvantages of online KSP

Atom 'Smasher' atom at suspicious.org
Sun Dec 26 19:28:38 CET 2004


On Sun, 26 Dec 2004, Johan Wevers wrote:

> Oh, well, the WOT has limited usability anyway. Before I send someone 
> sensitive, encrypted data, I'll ask which key to use anyway. And I don't 
> send sensitive data to people I don't know, so checking isn't really a 
> problem.
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how do you ask? if it's someone you don't know, do you call them on the 
phone? send an unencrypted email?

if i need to send encrypted data to someone i've never met, the WoT can 
often be the best way there is to determine who they are and what key to 
use.


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