On Dec 5, 2007 12:41 PM, new_guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > BOFH-5 wrote: > > > > Would you consider Bruce Schneier to be knowledgeable about PKI? Have you > > read: > > http://www.schneier.com/paper-pki.html > > > > Yes, I've read that. He's talking about CA's. He does not ridicule PGP keys > as you seem to. In fact, he has a few of his own:
I'm not ridiculing PGP keys. I used to run PKI (Entrust) at a fortune 100 company. Whenever I hear people screaming about using PKI, I always want to know - exactly what problem are you trying to solve or prevent, or what risk you are trying to address. -- http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk "This officer's men seem to follow him merely out of idle curiosity." -- Sandhurst officer cadet evaluation. "Securing an environment of Windows platforms from abuse - external or internal - is akin to trying to install sprinklers in a fireworks factory where smoking on the job is permitted." -- Gene Spafford
