In article <199412131448.JAA07613@cutter.clas.ufl.edu>, you write:
have to get my two cents in:
netscape has a proposal that secures the *transport* of files. pgp and the like secure the actual files themselves. the question that will have to be answered is "which method of security is more valuable to the internet as a whole?"
of course i have made up my mind, but i'll waste some space and share those thoughts here.
...much elided...
so while ssl may well be a wonderful protocol, it does not address the problems that many cypherpunks see as being real. i think it would do netscape good to listen to and consider the views of many on this list, as they have many genuinely good ideas, even if they choose a confrontational manner.
My personal opinion is that using MIME encoded documents with embedded security information including digital signatures combined with SSL or other trasport layer security, will be a reasonable solution. Please check out: ftp://ds.internic.net/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-pem-sigenc-02.txt and ftp://ds.internic.net/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-pem-mime-07.txt --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kipp E.B. Hickman Netscape Communications Corp. kipp@mcom.com http://www.mcom.com/people/kipp/index.html