1996-05-05 - Senator Leahy’s Public Key

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From: frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-05-05 09:38:55 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 5 May 1996 17:38:55 +0800

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From: frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)
Date: Sun, 5 May 1996 17:38:55 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Senator Leahy's Public Key
Message-ID: <199605050623.XAA17801@netcom8.netcom.com>
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The more I think about Senator Leahy's public key, the more I keep coming
back to a point I only alluded to before.

How do we know the key is actually his key?

The key is only self signed.  It could be a fake.  If, as I have assumed,
its primary use will be to sign public statements posted to the net, how
will we know they are actually from Senator Leahy, and not some impostor?

I strongly urge the senator to join the web of trust and get some other
signatures on his key.


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