Public Key Infrastructure: An Artifact...

[Lynn.Wheeler at firstdata.com]

the other scenerio that some certification agencies have expressed (i.e.
licensing bureaus, bbb, consumer report, etc operations) is that in the online
world ... that they would provide an online service .... rather than
certificates designed for an offline world. the online website provides a
superior experience, real-time information, and a better binding between the
certification agencies and the relying parties (i.e. current use of certificates
totally disintermediate the certification authorities and the relying parties
.... except in the scenerio where the certification authority and the relying
party are the same ... in which case the certificates are redundant and
superfulous).

in the shopping experience trust establishment ... trust can be established in a
variety of ways, brand, advertisement, word-of-mouth, previous experience, etc.
certification trust is just one of the many ways of establishing various kinds
of trust. however, any certification trust in the online environment could be
better provided by online certification delivery vehicle ... rather than an
offline (certificate) vehicle (which disintermediates the certification agency
and the relying party).






"Arnold G. Reinhold" <reinhold at world.std.com> on 11/22/2000 08:00:34 AM

Please respond to "Arnold G. Reinhold" <reinhold at world.std.com>