On 05 Aug 2003 14:29:34 -0400 Mark Roach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > how does challenge response help if I post on debian-user and set my > From: header to say "Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" and rant and rave > against debian in general and other users in particular? Obviously you > can't prove a negative there, but it is more believable if you say "it > wasn't me" if you normally sign your messages.
Exactly. His view is that since C-R is required if someone forges as you
then you get the challenges and can take action. *shrug* I never said I
agreed with it, just that is what he said.
> So even though it is not a real Internet standard, it indicates that pgp
> is an appropriate measure to "protect against forgeries"
Yup.
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Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm your shrink, I'm your
PGP Key: 8B6E99C5 | main connection to the switchboard of souls.
| -- Lenny Nero - Strange Days
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