The British government quietly announced yesterday that it will legislate to restrict crypto. The details are in the attached Reuters and PA newswires.
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"The TTPs would offer digital signature, data integrity and retrieval, key management and other services for which there is a commercial demand," Taylor said in a written parliamentary answer.
It's been said before, but I'll say it again. I have no objection with this. If people wish to safeguard their encryption/signature keys by leaving them with a "trusted third party", then they should be able to do so. If this is a requirement, then it's hardly a service for which there is a "commercial demand". I assume that followup news releases (or the aforementioned workshop) will clarify the situation. -- Marshall Marshall Clow Aladdin Systems <mailto:mclow@mailhost2.csusm.edu> "We don't have to take it; never have, never will. Gonna shake it, gonna break it; let's forget it: better still" --The Who, "Tommy"