On 5/8/07, David Gerard dgerard@gmail.com wrote:
On 08/05/07, Avi avi.wiki@gmail.com wrote:
Which is why at most this would be signed level 2. I'm not saying that I would give level 3, but between the Thoughts?
On distrusting distrust: http://reddragdiva.livejournal.com/110312.html Reflux on distrusting distrust: http://reddragdiva.livejournal.com/110634.html
Webs of trust protect security like DRM locks up Hollywood's preciouussssss. Take care not to sell yourself snake oil.
- d.
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Ah, but there's the difference. In something like this, you really do have an Alice, Bob, and Eve. In the case of Hollywood's precioussssss, Bob -is- Eve. That's what makes their scheme cryptographically impossible. But when you've got someone you don't give the key to (however black-boxed it may be), and don't want to have it, you do stand a decent chance of keeping them locked out.