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Re: Sign Only implimenation.

1998-07-17 16:13:31
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<3(_dot_)0(_dot_)3(_dot_)32(_dot_)19980717152249(_dot_)00c2fea0(_at_)mail(_dot_)pgp(_dot_)com>,
 on 07/17/98 
   at 03:22 PM, Jon Callas <jon(_at_)pgp(_dot_)com> said:

At 10:32 AM 7/17/98 +1000, ? the Platypus {aka David Formosa} wrote:
  
  >From my reading the OpenPGP requires both encryption and digital
  signatures.  However for some applications authenication without
  encryption is needed, would it be possable to alter the wording to
allow
  signature only implimenations?
  
Opinions? I think he's got a good point and am ashamed that I overlooked
this myself, but is there a way to fix this at this late date?

I don't have a problem with the change, seems logical to me.

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