On Dec 7, 2005, at 8:40 AM, James A. Donald wrote:
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From: Ed Gerck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: X.509 / PKI, PGP, and IBE Secure
Email Technologies
http://email-security.net/papers/pki-pgp-ibe.htm
X.509 / PKI (Public-Key Infrastructure), PGP (Pretty
Good Privacy) and IBE (Identity-Based Encryption)
promise privacy and security for email. But comparing
these systems has been like comparing apples with
speedboats and wingbats. A speedboat is a bad apple,
and so on.
We can, and should, compare any system with the attacks
that are made upon it. As a boat should resist every
probable storm, and if it does not it is a bad boat, an
encryption system should resist every real threat, and
if it does not it is a bad encryption system.
I'm sorry James, but you can't expect a (several hundred dollar)
rowboat to resist the same probable storm as a (million dollar)
yacht. There is no such thing as "one-size encryption system fits all
cases".
Regards,
Aram Perez
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