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Re: [PLUG] confirming my identity
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On Thu, Jul 12, 2001 at 05:57:55PM -0400, Dave Turner wrote:
>
> Keys can be revoked after they've been signed. Consider if you
> accidentally sent someone your private key when you meant to send them
> your public key, or if blowfish (used to protect your private key) were
> broken.
>
The problem there is one of propogation. You can revoke it, but it doesn
t inform every person who has the (revoked) key.
All of this is described in Applied Cryptography. The logistics of
public/private keys is a fairly interesting read. Lots of good info.
--
Mental (Mental@NeverLight.com)
"Pastor: One employed by the wicked to prove to them
by his example that virtue doesn't pay."
[H.L. Mencken]
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