Re: Netscape Changes RSA tree

• To: wcs@anchor.ho.att.com
• Subject: Re: Netscape Changes RSA tree
• From: Rens Troost <rens@imsi.com>
• Date: Sat, 22 Apr 1995 10:44:44 -0400
• Cc: www-security@ns2.rutgers.edu
• In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 22 Apr 1995 01:08:27 PDT." <9504220808.AA15319@anchor.ho.att.com>
• Reply-To: rens@imsi.com

>>>>> "wcs" == wcs  <wcs@anchor.ho.att.com> writes:

  wcs> Hierarchical certification is often not appropriate.
  wcs> Generality is good, and it's not much harder than hierarchy,
  wcs> and it's a much better thing to build into a tool that will be
  wcs> widely used.

This is right on the mark. Would any of the major vendors on this list
care to comment on the direction they plan to take w/r/t certificates
and de-hierarchifying? The strict heirarchical trust model is a serious
impediment to actually getting secure commerce going; it's a barrier
to entry, pure and simple.

-Rens

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