Lie in X.BlaBla... (was re: [Fwd: FW: WA makes forging/misrepresenting to get/use a cert a felony])

Matt Crawford crawdad at fnal.gov
Wed May 30 18:12:15 EDT 2001


> > (3) A person shall not knowingly present a public key certificate
> > for which the person is not the owner of the corresponding
> > private key in order to obtain unauthorized access to information
> > or engage in an unauthorized transaction.

Hooo-wee!  Don't you normally present a whole chain of certificates,
the private keys of most of which you are not the owner?

You might as well make it a crime to enter a false username.



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