On 05 Aug 2003 14:29:34 -0400
Mark Roach <mrroach@okmaybe.com> wrote:
> how does challenge response help if I post on debian-user and set my
> From: header to say "Steve Lamb <grey@dmiyu.org>" and rant and rave
> against debian in general and other users in particular? Obviously you
> can't prove a negative there, but it is more believable if you say "it
> wasn't me" if you normally sign your messages.
Exactly. His view is that since C-R is required if someone forges as you
then you get the challenges and can take action. *shrug* I never said I
agreed with it, just that is what he said.
> So even though it is not a real Internet standard, it indicates that pgp
> is an appropriate measure to "protect against forgeries"
Yup.
--
Steve C. Lamb | I'm your priest, I'm your shrink, I'm your
PGP Key: 8B6E99C5 | main connection to the switchboard of souls.
| -- Lenny Nero - Strange Days
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