17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Tim May says that having govt == root is a step down the slippery slope. If we say that others can set themselves up as root too, and that web-of-trust is not prohibited, but that CAs which take part in the govt-as-root hierarchy get some advantages (liability caps, primarily), what are the dangers? National ID cards is one possibility (key becomes a functional ID). Others? A. Michael Froomkin | +1 (305) 284-4285; +1 (305) 284-6506 (fax) Associate Professor of Law | mfroomki@umiami.ir.miami.edu U. Miami School of Law | P.O. Box 248087 | It's hot here. And humid. Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA | See http://www-swiss.ai.mit.edu/6095/articles/froomkin-metaphor/text.html and http://www.law.cornell.edu/jol/froomkin.htm