Public Key Infrastructure: An Artifact...


Tue Dec 10 11:45:29 PST 2019



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

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