Brion Vibber wrote:
admin Yellowikis wrote:
Just curious. Has anyone looked into a PGP
"plug-in" for WM that would
allow totally secure/anonymous editing?
What would such a thing do?
For encrypting web pages in transit between client and server, HTTPS
already provides this.
For hiding the client's true network location from the server,
anonymizing proxy networks like Tor already provide this.
The only potentially useful thing I can think of for PGP might be
signing of edits to prove a consistent pseudonymous identity.
Haven't you heard? Public key cryptography is a panacea, it fixes all
conceivable software-related problems. Bots attacking your network? Use
PKA. Users being harassed by an unfriendly government? Use PKA. A troll
is creating 10 sock puppets per day? Just use PKA. It's just a matter of
working out how to apply it. The programmers can work out those tedious
details, don't worry, they're good at that sort of thing.
-- Tim Starling