1997-03-06 - RE: Microsoft Authenticode key security
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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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Message ID: <L0c53D131w165w@bwalk.dm.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1997-03-06 02:30:44 UTC
Raw Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 18:30:44 -0800 (PST)
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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Wed, 5 Mar 1997 18:30:44 -0800 (PST)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: RE: Microsoft Authenticode key security
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"Bob Atkinson (Exchange)" <bobatk@EXCHANGE.MICROSOFT.com> writes:
> Actually, and sort of to the point, no, the keys never actually ever the
> BBN box, except as part of a backup procedure in which they are
> extracted in a doubly-encrypted form for which for security reasons you
> need the manufacturer's help in restoring.
>
> To this day, no human or computer other than the box itself knows the
But do we necessarily believe what Microsoft people say?
Dimitri "bought OS/2 1.0 from Microsoft" Vulis
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