To:
keydist@cafax.se
From:
Rodney Thayer <rodney@tillerman.to>
Date:
Fri, 28 Dec 2001 11:34:45 -0800
Delivery-Date:
Fri Dec 28 20:39:27 2001
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Re: What are we trying to do? [is this security or is it dns..]
At 12:02 PM 12/27/2001 -0800, Randy Bush wrote: > > My opinion is that we are trying to provide a common means for > > applications to distribute public keys amongst elements scattered > > across the (inter)network. > >a noble and useful goal. in the ietf, this is usually in the security >area. ...which is why, when I originally heard about this in the SSH working group, I thought it was already in the security area... In IETF-speak, this is usually where the AD's interrupt the conversation with some (hopefully but not always) declarative as to what's on-topic and what's off-topic.