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RE: [Design] Re: Wes Hardaker: opportunistic encryption deploymen t problems



> From: Stephen Kent [mailto:kent@bbn.com]
> At 6:11 PM +0100 8/15/01, Chris Trobridge wrote:
> >I think the problem is not specifically "global PKI" but 
> "global trust
> >infrastructure".
> 
> I think "trust" is largely an irrelevant term here.  If one wants to 
> identify hosts by DNS name, there is an established, strict hierarchy 
> that we all rely on. It's authoritative. It's not a matter of trust.

I think we may arguing over language here - I still see this as a
hierarchical system of trust.

> >It would be useful if IKE could use different trust models, including
> >delegation this to another protocol.
> 
> IKE defines very little about what one does with its varied set of 
> potential PKI technologies, so I don't think this is a relevant 
> criticism.

I may be guilty of confusing what I know is being done with IKE vs what it
is capable of.

Chris


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