From: Alan Olsen <alan@ctrl-alt-del.com>
To: Hugh Daniel <hugh@ecotone.toad.com>
Message Hash: cf6b8d3a0b33c6e06f33f6b7b4ad2c5dca1f665baba8e6356a0a495bd254b2bb
Message ID: <199701251755.JAA29418@toad.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1997-01-25 17:55:35 UTC
Raw Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 09:55:35 -0800 (PST)
From: Alan Olsen <alan@ctrl-alt-del.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 1997 09:55:35 -0800 (PST)
To: Hugh Daniel <hugh@ecotone.toad.com>
Subject: Re: Scandinavian Goverments provide PGP to postal customers...
Message-ID: <199701251755.JAA29418@toad.com>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>> However, some hardware is required. Because the key is on a
>> smartcard, users must have smartcard readers installed on their
>> computers, which aren't yet widely available. But Pdr Andler of
>> Finnish Hewlett Packard says that later this year, smartcard readers
>> will become standard on computers in Scandinavia. "It is a really
>> big help for users, who don't have to remember dozens of
>> passwords when using different kind of services," Andler says.
Didn't HP have a GAKed smartcard they were pushing? I wonder if anyone is
going to make assurances that no one is spliting the keys with the soundman...
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Version: 4.5
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PSBUqgksy+tcvcr8JsLGkkIDZLrJ9B0LaVp2wbbZY2j6YtcsGCgBW0WLXeXbKJve
e0L8epy1GHWPO3d8peiI4InnZaXWM815+TSI2aUDX+NBLMNIkX6/k4muwQtW6KAo
ysApcbxBWeyARWklyL3pCQyYRulPhtiPjlQ3g8dFVjx3PUhOmdTuK7rjCNo502MO
quXS07kkUFYhn53Mej4r90NZ88awdCKjytsDcIYVTZxY8sBanZ4Qux0OYGvwqfyr
fY2Hfd4GFBw/6FPLHn2IWD9AH5O7TudPOC4SAiLTymBGDct8vtBBUg==
=fF/v
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