[11774] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Random Thoughts Regarding RSA/NCSA/EIT
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Russell Nelson)
Tue Apr 19 05:05:16 1994
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 94 20:27 EDT
From: nelson@crynwr.com (Russell Nelson)
To: raisch@internet.com
Cc: pfarrell@netcom.com, com-priv@psi.com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.3.85.9404181116.A14446-0100000@hmmm> (raisch@internet.com)
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 1994 11:03:16 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Rob Raisch, The Internet Company" <raisch@internet.com>
Cc: com-priv@psi.com
> >> Keep your private key on your portable PC.
> > Ok, now I need a portable PC.
>
> A PCMCIA smartcard would make more sense, and would be lots cheaper in
> volume.
But keeping your credentials on a smartcard is only as useful as the
ubiquity of smartcards and smartcard enabled workstations. This is
another 'dongle' -- it represents physical identity. But, it means
everyone on-line will need one. Which hardware manufacturer should I
invest in, do you think?
Rob, you know, sometimes you can be very silly[1]. We manage to have
dozens and dozens of Ethernet card vendors, and we can keep track of
who is who, and there's no Ethernet address conflict, and they all
interoperate and they're getting real, real cheap (less than the cost
of a BAD motel room) and for every vendor who goes out of business,
two new ones crop up.
Now, which Ethernet hardware manufacturer should I invest in, do you think??
[1] It's okay for the pot to call the kettle black.
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