At 9:10 12/15/95 -0500, Jim Ray wrote:
"Government Key Certification" might be an OK compromise-term compared to "key escrow," but we should [IMNSHO] continue to stick to "GAK." As you know, I prefered the term "FUCKED," but now we must be "decent" in our communications. <sigh>
I suggest Forced Key Deposit (FKD) (when some non-governmental entity e.g. an employer forces you to send copies of your keys to some depository), and Voluntary Key Deposit (VKD), when you chose to deposit a copy of your key with some third party. I love the way GAK sounds, so I support it even the whole concept is really FUCKED. Whenever I hear, "Government Key
Bill, You may really have something here. Let's recommend a Forced Universal Cryptographic Key and Engine Depository. When they, naturally, build the acronym -- they'll have spelled out the situation clearly <g>