full-disclosure - Re: [GOATSE SECURITY] Clench: Goatse's way to say "screw you" to certificate authorities

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Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 18:26:53 +0000
From: Harry Strongburg <harry.fd@...ry.lu>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: [GOATSE SECURITY] Clench: Goatse's way to say
 "screw you" to certificate authorities

On Wed, Sep 08, 2010 at 07:15:35PM +0200, Christian Sciberras wrote:
> You're expecting us to trust YOU over the Government X?
> 
> How do we know you're not working for the French Government (seeing
> how you didn't list it in your conspiracy list)?
> 
> I love jokes, but this is a bit too late for April's Fool.

It's an open protocol that's being created. Pick it apart if you really 
have doubts on any possible backdoors. I am not defending the project 
that's been made so far, as I haven't has much time to read it..., but 
from a first glance it looks pretty secure.

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