1994-07-12 - Re: Gov’t eyes public-key infrastructure
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From: Phil Karn <karn@qualcomm.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Message ID: <199407120904.CAA04325@servo.qualcomm.com>
Reply To: <199407120422.VAA07596@soda.berkeley.edu>
UTC Datetime: 1994-07-12 09:03:57 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 12 Jul 94 02:03:57 PDT
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From: Phil Karn <karn@qualcomm.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 94 02:03:57 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Gov't eyes public-key infrastructure
In-Reply-To: <199407120422.VAA07596@soda.berkeley.edu>
Message-ID: <199407120904.CAA04325@servo.qualcomm.com>
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>The U.S. government intends to operate a public-key certification
>system for government users that will also serve the private sector,
>as well. But a report just completed by Mitre Corp. for the National
>Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) puts the price tag at
>$1 billion for the start-up of the government alone, with a possible
>$2 billion annual operational cost for managing certificate-revocation
>lists.
All in all, I'd say this is a pretty good argument for PGP's web of trust
model...
Phil
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