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- From: bontchev@fbihh.informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Vesselin Bontchev)
- Subject: Re: PGP as a World Standard
- Message-ID: <bontchev.725116466@fbihh>
- Sender: news@informatik.uni-hamburg.de (Mr. News)
- Reply-To: bontchev@fbihh.informatik.uni-hamburg.de
- Organization: Virus Test Center, University of Hamburg
- References: <bontchev.724945521@fbihh> <1992Dec21.185308.25306@netcom.com> <bontchev.725034641@fbihh> <1992Dec22.193145.15016@netcom.com> <PCL.92Dec23101451@rhodium.ox.ac.uk>
- Date: 23 Dec 92 13:14:26 GMT
- Lines: 50
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- pcl@ox.ac.uk (Paul C Leyland) writes:
-
- > Here's what I suggest:
-
- > David does *not* use PGP to issue a revocation certificate. He
- > broadcasts, on this newsgroup, his secret key, pass-phrase, anything
- > he wishes, *without* using PGP. He uses uuencode, for example, as an
- > asciifier. Vesselin likewise posts David's public key and anyone who
- > is interested checks it against their own copy. Once both are
- > published, anyone can check that they are indeed a public-private
- > pair. Anyone in possession of both can then issue a revocation
- > certificate.
-
- That seems a perfectly reasonable solution to me... If David does not
- intend to use PGP, then he shouldn't be concerned about the compromise
- of his secret key. As a beginning, here is his public key:
-
- -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
- Version: 2.1
-
- mQCNAirCBpQAAAEEAL9DFGfkb2Z6uDQWIv8+K0nGomgwokOuUjOlm0rP14qY5+Ui
- yfk3fPEEjMaApwYNCBQIbQkR7limlP0+PCQwbF/qbFut83JA0D94317ZreR26uKO
- GD7w19Ktp9lPVmLH1AiAQVozyrljLLahjPVKELmis62IqxlpIoiFcZa7sz5lAAUR
- tCZEYXZpZCBTdGVybmxpZ2h0IDxzdHJubGdodEBuZXRjb20uY29tPg==
- =98lY
- -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----
-
- > I'll volunteer, if need be, as I don't believe possession and use of
- > pgp *in my environment* is illegal or unethical. I'd prefer others to
- > do it (Vesselin?), as I've only just started to use pgp and I'm not
- > fully confident that I know exactly what I'm doing.
-
- I have not tried to use key revoketion sertificates yet, but it
- doesn't seem that difficult at all... I just think that David might
- prefer an idependent party to do the operation, but I would accept to
- do it myself, if he agrees.
-
- > Does this suggestion satisfy the honour of both parties? Is it
- > practical?
-
- No problems from my side - I find the solution perfectly reasonable,
- practical, and satisfactory. So, now it depends only on David.
-
- Regards,
- Vesselin
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