NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #30/NN_1992_30.iso/spool/comp/mail/elm/3717

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From: [e-mail] (Emmett Hogan)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: Elm Encryption
Date: 14 Dec 1992 19:51:36 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> cbarkley@alex (The
DarkMage) writes:
> The encryption in elm is very well implemented, bravo to whoever
> put it together.  However, since it is a straight key encryption,
> you get into all the mess of key exchanges, etc.  Would it be
> possible to do public key encryption of some kind?  It would seem
> to be preferable to me, at any rate.  Thoughts, anyone?

What would be really nice, would be all of the stuff from PGP somehow
rolled into elm.  Of course, we wouldn't want to get involved in all the
legal hassles the author of PGP has brought upon himself.  But it would be
nice to build into elm:

    - Public Key Encryption
    - Public Key Distribution
    - Digital Signatures based upon Public/Secret Keys

I'm sure Syd has plenty of time to do this....right Syd :-)
So, can we expect it around the first of the year? :-)

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-Emmett