SPKI Certs Usage

[Jay Listo]

I've been wondering about the feasibility of using SPKI certs.  I quite 
like some of the features (delegation) and relative ease of 
implementation (compared to X.509 certs)...of course, readability of 
certs could go a long way to helping end-users evaluate for themselves 
the trustworthiness of the cert. 

While pgp certs could probably be a good alternative (given the existing 
user base and infrastructure)even though lacking in the ability to 
delegate.


However, I'm a little wary since at the moment there seem to be just a 
few sources of info or proponents (even though their arguments seem 
convincing to me) when it comes to SPKI.


I am also not aware of any products or PKIs that use SPKI certs.  I 
would really appreciate if someone could refer me to instances of actual 
usage of SPKI certs.

FTC bans P2P, anonymity, encryption

[Major Variola (ret)]

The FTC seems to think they can require (by force)
the disconnection of zombie PCs.  To cut spam.

If they assert the right to control what software runs
on net-connected machines, what is to stop them
from barring any other software?  After all,
P2P threatens the economy, anonymity and
encryption threatens the State.

Will no one think of the chiiildren?

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