Re: S/MIME publishing mailing list

Miller, Timothy J. wrote:
> We could build one big honkin' directory... :)

Yes. :-)
But with an e-mail process in front of it.

> Personally I think there's more than enough ways discover and transfer
> certs.   

The problem is that there are so many ways normal end users have to know about
to get access to only partial space of S/MIME certs.

> The gap, in my mind, is the introduction problem--if you and I have never
> corresponded securely before, how do I know that the cert I have is yours?

Yes, basically that's the enrollment problem. It's a separate problem, and
much harder of course.

Ciao, Michael.

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