Re: "PGP-Scape"? (was Re: Our "New Order")
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- cp@proust.suba.com (Alex Strasheim) wrote:
There's also less worry about secure transactions, since if everything's encrypted it's harder to tell if a transaction is taking place, viewing porno or subversive or religious, literature, or if you're just reading something mundane.
I think I must be missing something here. Aren't you describing an SSL web server? Different algorithms, but basically the same idea?
No. SSL doesn't encrypt everything, just certain transactions (or am I wrong about this?) Something that keeps everything encrypted and anonymous.
Netscape 2.0 is out for real -- everyone can now pick their certs. GAK just got harder.
As opposed to the imaginary beta? - --- [This message has been signed by an auto-signing service. A valid signature means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the signature and forwarded.] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Gratis auto-signing service iQBFAwUBMRcCsyoZzwIn1bdtAQEZYAF6Aql41weD0Dz+7aQbQ+OFyXeb8fPgoO9n o/muL79oNXntntKcqmaqSHWsxz/VuTX1 =69yF -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Deranged Mutant wrote:
No. SSL doesn't encrypt everything, just certain transactions (or am I wrong about this?) Something that keeps everything encrypted and anonymous.
SSL encrypts everything that goes across an SSL connection. -- Sure we spend a lot of money, but that doesn't mean | Tom Weinstein we *do* anything. -- Washington DC motto | tomw@netscape.com
Deranged Mutant wrote:
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cp@proust.suba.com (Alex Strasheim) wrote:
There's also less worry about secure transactions, since if everything's encrypted it's harder to tell if a transaction is taking place, viewing porno or subversive or religious, literature, or if you're just reading something mundane.
I think I must be missing something here. Aren't you describing an SSL web server? Different algorithms, but basically the same idea?
No. SSL doesn't encrypt everything, just certain transactions (or am I wrong about this?) Something that keeps everything encrypted and anonymous.
SSL encrypts everything passed over the connection. When running HTTP over SSL that includes the URL being accessed, username and password for HTTP auth, and cookies.
Netscape 2.0 is out for real -- everyone can now pick their certs. GAK just got harder.
As opposed to the imaginary beta?
The beta will expire in a few months. The final release will not expire. --Jeff -- Jeff Weinstein - Electronic Munitions Specialist Netscape Communication Corporation jsw@netscape.com - http://home.netscape.com/people/jsw Any opinions expressed above are mine.
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