Topic: 2013-11-03 The Regsiter -Crypto boffins propose replacing certification authorit (Read 4365 times)
November 04, 2013, 02:03:42 AM
Crypto boffins propose replacing certification , is a good start.
November 03, 2013, 10:32:19 PM
Crypto boffins propose replacing certification authorities with ... Bitcoin?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/03/crypto_boffins_propose_getting_rid_of_cas/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/03/crypto_boffins_propose_getting_rid_of_cas/
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Whatever your opinion of Bitcoin, it does stand as a high-quality intellectual achievement. Now, a group of researchers from Johns Hopkins are suggesting its cryptographic implementation could help solve the “certificate problem” for ordinary users.
Apart from whether or not they might be universally compromised by the spooks, a problem with Public Key Infrastructure – PKI – certificates is that they depend on users' trust of the certification authority (CA) that sits at the top of the trust hierarchy
Apart from whether or not they might be universally compromised by the spooks, a problem with Public Key Infrastructure – PKI – certificates is that they depend on users' trust of the certification authority (CA) that sits at the top of the trust hierarchy
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