Ladies and Gentlemen,
I've long disliked the direction the internet headed with regards to privacy. Or it's total disregard of it.
I've come up with a novel architecture of existing old and recent cryptographic tools that offers a substantial improvement in security and privacy. I call it Eccentric Authentication.
Unlike the current CA-system that requires people to trust them to gain security, my protocol turns that upside down. Security is what the protocol provides. Trust is what people gain by using the system.
The protocol is mostly compatible with the current internet as we know it. And it prevents most phishing attacks for free.
I have the hope that this protocol can shift the balance of security and privacy a bit back towards the people.
I've written a technical description at [1]. I hope it makes things a bit clear. Feel free to comment.
With regards. Guido Witmond. 1: http://witmond.nl/ecca/eccentric-authentication.html -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected] or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
