From: J. Michael Diehl <mdiehl@triton.unm.edu>
Date: Sun, 14 Nov 93 20:15:16 PST
To: MIKEINGLE@delphi.com (Mike Ingle)
Subject: Re: True Name Keyservers
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According to Mike Ingle:
> 
> Another approach would be to have some people who certify keys as
> being True Name keys, using special signer keys which are labeled
> "True Name certifier key" or something similar. These certifiers
> would be risking their own credibility if they were tricked, so
> they would have a motive to be careful. If this was a for-profit
> undertaking (i.e. "send me ten bucks and a copy of your birth
> certificate, driver's license, and a third form of ID") then it could
> be fairly effective. Any of you capitalists out there...? 

I'd be willing to do it for free as soon as I develope the s/w tools I'd want
to use to automate as much as I can.  Give me a couple of weeks; I'll make some
kind of announcement.

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