At 02:56 PM 5/12/00 -0400, Peter Wayner wrote:
>
>I think all crypto products rely on passphrases. Every wallet is 
>locked with a passphrase. Every private key is locked away. Even the 
>smart cards are usually sewn up with PINs. It's just a fact of life 
>and it seems unfair to me to pick upon Hushmail.
>
>-Peter

But with a smartcard, you have to both have the thing in your
hand, and know the passphrase.  With a networked service like hushmail,
your only protection is the phrase.

What you know, what you have, what your bodyparts look like.








  





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