Authenticating email

[Trevor Smith]

On Wed, 03 May 2000 10:11:27 -0400, Jonathan B. Bayer wrote:

>Ok.  First off, what if the receiver doesn't have any sort of digital
>signature?  Second, prove that it really was that person, he/she could

Get one. This is the year 2000 buddy.

>always make the claim that the digital signature was
>stolen/misused/etc.  

True. He could also claim that someone forged his physical signature.
So what? Nothing is perfect but if someone creates a digital
signature, he should protect it.


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