-- Ed Gerck wrote: > That's not banking. Banks and their clients already > have a trusted relationship. The banks webmail > interface leverages this to provide a trust reference > that the user can easily verify (yes, this is my name > and balance). That's why it works, and that's what is > missing in the bank PKI email model -- what's that > relationship buying you? > > Email for banks should thus leverage the relationship, > rather than present an ab initio communication.
Hence my proposal for a single sign on and messaging system resembling IM buddy lists - the computer tracks relationship information, rather than true name information. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG NMb/3lhm5wj1jn9bea0UJsViLkPWzA2jR+GCOgFV 4WdwEv3Qp46Bt5AR7KTqFUUnJqu7E/XHnkKfJ2t/D --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]