To:
Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
Cc:
Edward Lewis <lewis@tislabs.com>, keydist@cafax.se
From:
Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
Date:
04 Jan 2002 11:12:03 -0500
Delivery-Date:
Fri Jan 4 17:12:08 2002
In-Reply-To:
Randy Bush's message of "Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:02:53 -0800"
Sender:
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Subject:
Re: What are we trying to do?
Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> writes:
> > 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.
Right, and the last time the security area went off and designed
something for DNS, we got 2535. Look at how well that worked ;)
This really needs to be a cross-disciplinary WG. The fact that it's
based in the DNS "area" means we might actually get DNS expertise
involved in the discussion sooner, rather than later.
> randy
-derek
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Derek Atkins, SB '93 MIT EE, SM '95 MIT Media Laboratory
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