A mighty fortress is our PKI, Part III
James A. Donald
jamesd at echeque.com
Thu Sep 16 00:10:08 EDT 2010
On 2010-09-16 6:12 AM, Andy Steingruebl wrote:
> The malware could just as easily fake the whole UI. Is it really
> PKI's fault that it doesn't defend against malware? Did even the
> grandest supporters ever claim it could/did?
That is rather like having a fortress with one wall rather than four
walls, and when attackers go around the back, you quite correctly point
out that the wall is only designed to stop attackers from coming in front.
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