Re: Suggestions For The Passing of Passphrases
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Re: Suggestions For The Passing of Passphrases

From: Alan <a__l__a__n@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu Jun 09 2005 - 16:51:32 CEST



"Alan" <a__l__a__n@hotmail.com> wrote in message


news:1118327990.663557.215620@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...


> That does not solve the stated problem.  Public key cryptography cannot


> authenticate two people who have never met unless there is a trusted


> third party.  The stated problem excludes that possibility


>



Sorry for not quoting anything... I was responding to nemo who said:



> The conventional solution uses public key encryption.



And the point is, if you did not physically meet in the past to exchange


public keys, verifying identity and key ownership,  you cannot rely upon


public key crypto by itself to authenticate.


Received on Thu Sep 29 21:42:12 2005