Re: patriot act and public key encryption

2003-02-08 Thread Mike Rosing
On Fri, 7 Feb 2003, Michael Cardenas wrote: If secret searches with secret warrants are legal now, what good is it to use public key encryption and keep a backup of your private key at home on a floppy? Is there a protocol to have a blinded private key, so you wouldn't actually have access

patriot act and public key encryption

2003-02-07 Thread Michael Cardenas
If secret searches with secret warrants are legal now, what good is it to use public key encryption and keep a backup of your private key at home on a floppy? Is there a protocol to have a blinded private key, so you wouldn't actually have access to your own private key? -- michael cardenas