Cryptographically, the solution they (AuthentiDate) offer is basic:
timestamping and authentication (non-repudiated origin identification) by a
single trusted authority (USPO). I hope it's well implemented and that it
would succeed; it can definitely provide a substantial advantage over
current
On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Trei, Peter wrote:
The PO tried marketing this service about 6 years ago.
As far as I can see, this is almost identical to the last try.
It failed in the marketplace then, and I see no reason
whatsoever to think it will suceed now.
Hmmm. Spam wasn't as big a problem six
The PO tried marketing this service about 6 years ago.
As far as I can see, this is almost identical to the last try.
It failed in the marketplace then, and I see no reason
whatsoever to think it will suceed now.
Favorite paragraph:
Having a feature certified as secure by a federal agency
Back when I first heard about this idea (a long time ago),
I wondered two things:
1. What about Haber and Stornetta's work (and patents)?
2. What's to stop me from setting up Sean's Discount Postmark Service,
where, each time unit, I collect document hashes from customers,
build a hash tree,
