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On Sat, Dec 29, 2007 at 09:21:58AM -0500, Stephen Adler wrote: > To do this right, I believe, I want to get a key pair which is > registered with a 3rd party registry like verisign or > networksolutions.com or something like that. Is this not so? Say I sign > a document with a self generated key pair, how does a third party know > that the signature came from me and not someone posing as me who > generated their own pair of keys? If I do need to go through the 3rd > party registry route, who should I use? Verisign and NetSol and the rest of them -- they don't actually attest that you are who you claim to be. Put your keys on a reputable keyserver. Then develop a web of trust. (Googling web of trust is a good idea.) -dsr- -- Every time you give up a right, the terrorists win. Tyranny is something that creeps up on you. http://tao.merseine.nu:81/~dsr/eula.html is hereby incorporated by reference. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [hidden email] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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