Pigeon writes: > It would be possible for $CYBERSPY to crack the keyserver and replace > $CYBERPAL's key with his own, then intercept all mails from $CYBERPAL, > replace the signature and send them on.
Which will do $CYBERSPY no good at all since his key will not carry any of the signatures that $CYBERPAL's does. The web of trust is not dependent on the security of the keyservers (indeed, the keyservers are not necessary at all: just convenient). -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
