On Fri, Mar 06, 2009 at 08:19:12AM -0600, Rob Townley wrote: > Maybe I am missing something, but since each host already has a public > & private key, then why is a 3rd party needed currently?
If the clients exchange their public keys, and have public routable addresses,
then a 3rd party is indeed not needed.
> But it is difficult to replicate the public host file to each
> machine. That is why I would welcome a modified myDns or modified
> djbdns that holds the public key for each dynamically updated
> hostname. Hamachi must use a special DNS server to accomplish this.
Actually the problem is not replicating the host files, it's the lack of
control you'd have if you just did that. I think that the certificate based
authorisation I have in mind will provide that control.
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Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
Guus Sliepen <[email protected]>
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