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1996-04-11 - Re: Protocols at the Point of a Gun

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From: Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>
To: “Christopher J. Shaulis” <cjs@netcom.com>
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Reply To: <199604110005.UAA00491@localhost.cjs.net>
UTC Datetime: 1996-04-11 21:33:56 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 05:33:56 +0800

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From: Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 1996 05:33:56 +0800
To: "Christopher J. Shaulis" <cjs@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Protocols at the Point of a Gun
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On Wed, 10 Apr 1996, Christopher J. Shaulis wrote:
> 
> In the future, you will have to sign all packets (with a key
> conveniently available from verisign and noone else).

No - the company that will bring it to you: AT&T :)

Seriously - putting this sort of stuff at the IP layer is not doable; 
confidentiality and encryption, at least on a host-to-host basis is 
sensible (we know a protocol about that, don't we children)

Application AND user level authentication doesn't fit so well below the 
application level. 

Simon
p.s.

Am I the only one to find it really wierd that the Unabomber had a 
pen-pal? Guess they don't last long..

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