[pkng] Legal failures with the current PKI model
Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org> Thu, 16 December 2010 18:52 UTC
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Subject: [pkng] Legal failures with the current PKI model
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Greetings again. If we are going to consider what to do for a next-generation public key system, it is reasonable to look at what is wrong with the current one. A recent article and associated paper are good summaries of the often-repetitive arguments that we have seen before. <http://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/sroosa/flawed-legal-architecture-certificate-authority-trust-model> --Paul Hoffman, Director --VPN Consortium
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