Found while submitting a paper to a PKI conference: -- Snip --
[...] A Note on Authentication We're using passwords for user authentication because, given the diversity of user platforms and the (current) lack of a widespread PKI, it's the most suitable right now. [...] -- Snip -- I guess this is an updated form of the Marshall Rose quote about "when X.400 users want to communicate, they use the phone" :-). Peter. --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]