multiple subkeys and key transition

MFPA expires2010 at ymail.com
Sun Dec 12 00:22:05 CET 2010


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Hi


On Saturday 11 December 2010 at 7:55:25 PM, in
<mid:4D03D72D.1000607 at adversary.org>, Ben McGinnes wrote:

> I don't really want to hijack my own thread, but I've
> always been deeply suspicious of the obvious money grab
> of the CA system of (mainly website) SSL certificates
> and I think alternatives a worth exploring.

A question on the subject of SSL/TLS certificates and HTTPS: often
there is no user requirement to "authenticate" the identity of the
server, but rather a simple requirement to prevent snooping; why does
this need a certificate?


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