1993-07-14 - Re: Secure comm program, Sockets + LINK

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From: jim@tadpole.com
To: pmetzger@lehman.com
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UTC Datetime: 1993-07-14 17:52:57 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 14 Jul 93 10:52:57 PDT

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From: jim@tadpole.com
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 93 10:52:57 PDT
To: pmetzger@lehman.com
Subject: Re: Secure comm program, Sockets + LINK
Message-ID: <9307141752.AA00397@ono-sendai>
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> You can't even solve the problem with DH key exchange -- you are
> subject to "man in the middle" attacks. You must share SOME
> information via a secure channel in order to have both authentication
> and privacy on a channel. However, the information exchanged could be
> small and fairly one-time -- like the public key of a trusted entity
> that signs other public keys.

How do STU-III phones work then?  Do they have some key in rom?

Jim





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