From: Bill Stewart <stewarts@ix.netcom.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 1997 22:45:09 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Myths of Digital Signatures: RISKS article by Ed Felten
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Ed Felten has an article in RISKS Digest, Volume 18, Issue 83,
http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/18.83.html
called "Myths about digital signatures".  It's focused on the 
	"Microsoft Signed This ActiveX Applet So It Must Be Safe"
delusion.  Nothing we haven't heard before, but a good summary.

He's also announcing a mailing list on security of Java/ActiveX/etc.
===================================================
Mobile code security mailing list
Edward Felten <felten@CS.Princeton.EDU> 
Wed, 19 Feb 1997 19:58:39 -0500

We are starting a moderated mailing list to discuss security issues relating
to mobile code systems like Java, ActiveX, and JavaScript.  To join, send
e-mail to majordomo@cs.princeton.edu; your message body should contain the
single line
"subscribe secure-mobile-code"
or if your desired TO: address is different from your FROM: address,
"subscribe secure-mobile-code" (append your TO: address here)
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