1996-05-16 - Re: Java & signed applets

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From: Lyal Collins <lyalc@ozemail.com.au>
To: “E. ALLEN SMITH” <EALLENSMITH@ocelot.Rutgers.EDU>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-05-16 08:03:46 UTC
Raw Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 16:03:46 +0800

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From: Lyal Collins <lyalc@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Thu, 16 May 1996 16:03:46 +0800
To: "E. ALLEN SMITH" <EALLENSMITH@ocelot.Rutgers.EDU>
Subject: Re: Java & signed applets
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Signing anything is somewaht a waste of time, unless the verification
siftware is highly trusted, and there is good intergity/authenticity
control of the root public key(s).
So, in geneal - ho hum - until trusted hardware is available on the 
desktop.
lyal
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