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Re: IETF spki meeting minutes



>  Matt Blaze explains one important difference between SPKI and SDSI (in
> answer to a comment in the spirit of "this is so complex, isn't it just
> SDSI in drag") - SPKI is an authentication scheme, while SDSI was for
> identification.

 Is there any more juice on this philosophical issue for us mailing-list
types? Its a fascinating statement, and apparently important to
understand, if one wishes to comprehend SPKI design
and security engineering rationale.




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