CDR: Re: Public Key Infrastructure: An Artifact...

[Arnold G. Reinhold]

At 11:17 AM -0800 11/23/2000, Lynn.Wheeler at firstdata.com wrote:
>Basically cetificates are an implementation of R/O partial replicated
>distributed data that were intended to address availability of 
>information in a
>predominately offline environment.
>
>In the SSL server certificates, distribution of CRLs tend to create a problem
>for consumers because they aren't likely to want to see 
>99.99999999999999999999%
>of the CRLs distributed and/or they aren't online at the time the CRLs are
>distributed (and/or if done via email would create a horrible spam issue ...
>every possible consumer in the world receiving email CRLs from every 
>possile SSL
>server certificate issuing CA).

Sounds like a job for Usenet.

Arnold Reinhold