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Re: IETF spki meeting minutes



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At 11:43 AM 8/14/97 +0100, Peter Williams wrote:
>>  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.

Unfortunately, I think it was a mis-statement.  See my comments on the
meeting minutes.  I have a paragraph on the subject and would appreciate
your reaction to my explanation.

 - Carl

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