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Re: [Asrg] Proven solution for authenticating messages

2003-03-04 08:31:25
Problem here: what constitutes 'accountable' [...]
This would require a trusted entity which does the whole confirmation
and managment, some kind of 'consent clearinghouse'.

I agree, and this is the biggest challenge in this proposal. We already have a clutch of CAs in place, but I think the for-profit approach for e-mail CAs/Consent 'clearinghouses' will not work very well. In my mind, I'd imagine a not-for-profit, international entity with a clear charter and mandate. They could be the successors of today's spamhaus et al.

Of course, there's no reason why there should be only one trusted entity: there could be several.

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Prasenjeet Dutta
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