[thelist] Digital Signature of Documents
Daniel Burke
dan.p.burke at gmail.com
Fri Mar 7 02:12:51 CST 2008
On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 5:02 PM, Ken Schaefer <Ken at adopenstatic.com> wrote:
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> > The whole purpose of private keys is that they're private.
> > Personally, if someone issues me a private key, I'll burn it right
> > there and then.
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> Really? So when you work in an organisation, and they issue you with a smartcard or similar certificate for authentication, you "burn it right there and then"?
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> > The only private key I trust is one I generate myself.
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> But oddly enough, organisation (or partner org or whatever doesn't trust you)
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> > WHOA there's a big problem....
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> No, not really.
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> I think you need to reread what the purpose of this PKI is for.
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> Cheers
> Ken
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I was under the impression that it was for the signing of documents.
So you think it is a good idea that the sysadmin is able to sign
things in your name?
I apparently lack some crucial understanding, may I appeal to your
better judgement to stamp out my ignorance?
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