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Re: Humorous anti-SSL PR

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Eric Rescorla)
Thu Jul 15 14:45:17 2004

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To: "J Harper" <jsec@peersec.com>
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Reply-To: EKR <ekr@rtfm.com>
From: Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 11:43:14 -0700
In-Reply-To: <047901c46a8e$a7fdb9a0$6701a8c0@towelie> (J. Harper's message
 of "Thu, 15 Jul 2004 10:10:39 -0700")

"J Harper" <jsec@peersec.com> writes:

> This barely deserves mention, but is worth it for the humor:
> "Information Security Expert says SSL (Secure Socket Layer) is Nothing More
> Than a Condom that Just Protects the Pipe"
> http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/7/prweb141248.htm

What's wrong with a condom that protects the pipe? I've used
condoms many times and they seemed to do quite a good job
of protecting my pipe.

-Ekr

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