Re: How much for a DoD X.509 certificate?

2005-08-12 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
John Saylor wrote: > as i understand it, the problem here was that credentials were issued by > an untrustworthy agent. you can have this scenario both online and off. > how does being online solve the problem of a compromised issuing > authority? the justification for having offline credentials

Re: How much for a DoD X.509 certificate?

2005-08-12 Thread John Saylor
hi > Peter Gutmann wrote: > > http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0305/210558.html > > http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0105/200474.html ( 05.08.11 12:55 -0600 ) Anne & Lynn Wheeler: > one might claim that part of this is the lingering affinity to offline > credentials ... when most really secur

Re: How much for a DoD X.509 certificate?

2005-08-11 Thread John Kelsey
>From: Peter Gutmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Aug 11, 2005 7:42 AM >To: cryptography@metzdowd.com >Subject: How much for a DoD X.509 certificate? >$25 and a bit of marijuana, apparently. See: > http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0305/210558.html > http://www.wjla.c

Re: How much for a DoD X.509 certificate?

2005-08-11 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
Peter Gutmann wrote: > $25 and a bit of marijuana, apparently. See: > > http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0305/210558.html > http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0105/200474.html > > Although the story doesn't mention this, the "ID" in question was the DoD > Common Access Card, a smart card conta

How much for a DoD X.509 certificate?

2005-08-11 Thread Peter Gutmann
$25 and a bit of marijuana, apparently. See: http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0305/210558.html http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0105/200474.html Although the story doesn't mention this, the "ID" in question was the DoD Common Access Card, a smart card containing a DoD-issued certificate. To