Thanks, Edward and Philip, for your explanation.
If the difference refers "only" to the semantics of the certification,
but not to the bits and bytes of algorithms and functions, then there can
be a bridge between the two. Why not cross-certifying the (semantically)
different worlds and leaving it to the users to interprete the meaning
of the certification paths?
The same problem will arise when "other worlds" like Europe are going
to bridge to the US.
However, essential is the technical compatibility between different
organisational approaches.
Greetings --- Ruediger
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 93 00:16 EDT
From: Edward Vielmetti <emv(_at_)garnet(_dot_)msen(_dot_)com>
To: pem-dev(_at_)tis(_dot_)com
Subject: Re: Articulation of PGP point of view?
Newsgroups: info.pem-dev
Organization: Msen, Inc. -- Ann Arbor, MI (account info: +1 313 998-4562)
The PEM model assumes a hierarchical distribution of keys, with some
small number of trusted root servers acting as the source from which
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