begin  quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] as of Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 03:57:28PM -0800:
> On Thu, Nov 30, 2006 at 02:09:27PM -0800, James G. Sack (jim) wrote:
> > Relying on any such "authority" as is provided built-into browsers,
> > seems shaky strategy (at best).  Why should I trust the certs of the CAs
> > themselves -- the only argument is that the software vendors, and hence,
> > a lot of other people do. As you say, trusting the reliability of the
> > CA's certification process is a second weak link.
> 
> How about if there was //one// CA you liked and you just trusted anything 
> signed
> //only// by them?  Then you would only have to import their cert into your 
> browser
> to be golden!?

Ah, but I don't trust them, I trust someone else.

Now what?

Is it a matter of who blinks first?

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