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[Discuss] Why the dislike of X.509?



On 8/25/2014 6:07 PM, Bill Ricker wrote:
> I think Rich is using it slightly metaphorically, referring to any
> situation where a central authority has too much of a backdoor and
> ability to forge/frame identity.

Yep. I've been a bit lax, lumping together both actual escrow and
mechanisms in which domain operators have access to tools and resources
that accomplish the same thing.

-- 
Rich P.



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