[13573] in cryptography@c2.net mail archive
RE: Keyservers and Spam
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jill.Ramonsky@Aculab.com)
Wed Jun 11 10:43:45 2003
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From: Jill.Ramonsky@Aculab.com
To: cryptography@metzdowd.com
Cc: dahonig@cox.net
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 10:06:33 +0100
Whoops!
I've just realised the error in my own logic there. Of course a MITM could
send a fake key, but the digital signatures on it still can't be faked. In
that sense, I am simply acting as a keyserver for my own key.
I withdraw the below email, and apologise for posting it without thinking it
through a bit more thoroughly.
Jill
-----Original Message-----
From: Jill Ramonsky
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:20 AM
To: cryptography@metzdowd.com
Subject: RE: Keyservers and Spam
> From: David Honig
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 11:53 PM
> Subject: RE: Keyservers and Spam
>
> You email your key to those who justify the request. In plaintext,
> or on the phone. What is the problem with that?
The possibility of a MITM attack.
Jill
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