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Re: opens source SPKI implementations?

To: Alan Lloyd <Alan.Lloyd@OpenDirectory.com.au>
Subject: Re: opens source SPKI implementations?
From: Carl Ellison <cme@acm.org>
Date: Tue, 01 Jun 1999 22:13:57 -0700
CC: "'Gunther Schadow'" <schadow@aurora.rg.iupui.edu>, spki@c2.net
References: <D1A949D4508DD1119C8100400533BEDC10778F@DSG1>
Sender: owner-spki@c2.net

Alan Lloyd wrote:
> 
> Gunther - It would be nice to know what the size of the system is, what
> is the naming doctrine, is it a single database, is it a directory
> services approach, what are the security services required and the usage
> of keys/certificates, whats the legal issues, whats the privacy issues,
> whats issueance and revocation polcies, etc
> 
> I dont think one can say - here is SPKI or any other PKI and place that
> on a govt/commercial or defence agency system - there are too many other
> issues (including legal ones) to consider.

Alan,

you're sounding like a vendor of commercial CAs or directories here :)

 - Carl

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