>>>>> "Masataka" == Masataka Ohta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

    Masataka> Keith Moore wrote:
    >>> Also from the draft: "At least for the strong security
    >>> requirement of BCP 61 [RFC3365], the Security Area, with the
    >>> support of the IESG, has insisted that all specifications
    >>> include at least one mandatory-to-implement strong security
    >>> mechanism to guarantee universal interoperability."
    >>> 
    >>> I do not think this is a factual statement, at least when it
    >>> comes to HTTP, which is where my interest lies.
    >>  note that it is not necessary to have at least one
    >> mandatory-to-implement strong security mechanism to guarantee

    Masataka> What, do you mean, strong security?

    Masataka> Given that CAs of PKI can be compromised as easily as
    Masataka> ISPs of the Internet, PKI is merely weakly secure as
    Masataka> weakly as the plain Internet.

I'd consider DH a fine strong security mechanism in a number of cases.


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