From: TruthMonger <an7575@anon.nymserver.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 1997 17:06:22 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Failure of centralized certificates - was "Experts slam PGP
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e$pam wrote:
>  From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
>  Subject: Re: Failure of centralized certificates - was "Experts slam PGP
>  encryption"

> In article <5g8i92$4rs@news.ox.ac.uk>, patrick@gryphon.psych.ox.ac.uk
>  (Patrick Juola) writes:

>  >>As a corporation with diverse ownership, it should be much more complex
>  >>for VeriSign to subvert their own system for a cause than it would be
>  >>in the case of an individual such as Phil Zimmermann or David Sternlight.
 
>  The only ones we care about are those with "keys to the kingdom".
>  In the case of those who are so empowered, one needs positive
>  incentive for them to corrupt the database.  Could some political
>  cause provide that incentive -- yes.

  Damn good thing that there are no political issues surrounding crypto.

TruthMonger