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September 1996, Week 4

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Thoughts on digital signatures and certificates?
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Eric Schubert <[log in to unmask]>
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Eric Schubert <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 23 Sep 1996 16:33:32 -0500
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I was wondering if anyone else has been looking into Netscape ONE intranet
software.  They are using digital signatures and a certificate server to
authenticate access.  The beauty of certificates is that you simply register
them where you want to do business, like opening a charge account.  The
method assures the retailer that you are indeed who you say you are -
anywhere on the Internet.
 
Will "portable" security be the way of the future?  What will become of the
highly centralized DCE and Kerberos?
 
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Eric J. Schubert             Excellence In Service, Senior Analyst
Univ of Notre Dame, IN USA   Office of Information Technologies
(219) 631-7306               http://www.nd.edu/~eschuber
 
 "Innovate - not imitate"

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