To:
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From:
Michael Richardson <mcr@sandelman.ottawa.on.ca>
Date:
Tue, 08 Jan 2002 12:57:44 -0500
In-reply-to:
Your message of "Mon, 07 Jan 2002 13:23:23 PST." <p05101010b85fc1aa6d91@[165.227.249.20]>
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Subject:
Re: Definitions of keys and certs
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>>>>> "IMC" == IMC <Paul> writes:
IMC> Let's toss a bit more fat on the fire here. Some people have been
IMC> claiming that they only care about bare public keys; I disagree with
IMC> a subset of that group.
IMC> A bare public key that you will only trust if you trust a public key
IMC> that has signed it is not a public key: it is a part of a
IMC> certificate. DNSSEC "keys" are in fact not keys, they are a part of a
IMC> certificate.
I'll agree with that definition.
(I also neglected to take into account the SIG overhead in my previous
message)
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