Absolutely.
I wonder if the DOJ might be interested in this....
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Karl Denninger ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Web: http://childrens-justice.org
Isn't it time we started putting KIDS first? See the above URL for
a plan to do exactly that!
On Mon, Mar 06, 2000 at 05:29:23PM -0500, Eric Moore wrote:
> It seems there is restraint of trade since only a few 'selected'
> companies can get on the CA root of IE and Navigator. To pay USD 300
> every couple of years to prove you exist is silly. The price of domaine
> registration is coming down, why not certs since there is more e-commerce?
>
> In the U.S. the cert only proves you have a DUNS number, a phone number,
> and a fax'd copy of a state registration. Every scam artist has those.
>
> EM
>
>
> Karl Denninger wrote:
>
> >Well, I understand that, but it seems that people (including Thawte,
> >Microslug and Nutscrape) are missing the point.
> >
> >There are to separate things that secure web servers do.
> >
> >1. Authenticate who you're talking to, so that when you engage in
> > commerce you have some indication that the merchant you think you're
> > dealing with is really who you're dealing with.
> >
> >2. Encrypt the data so that it cannot be intercepted between the
> > sending and receiving machines.
> >
> >These are NOT the same function, and needing one of them does not imply
> >needing the other.
> >
> >Yet, in today's world, you cannot have one without the other, which means
> >that to get EITHER you must pay someone.
> >
> >Contrast this with PGP for email, in which I can publish a public key and
> >once you obtain it you're able to receive an encrypted communication from
> >me and decode the traffic. My generation of that key pair does not require
> >that it be "certified" by any third party.
>
>
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> Eric Moore
> Miami, Florida
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