Keyservers and Spam
Jill.Ramonsky at Aculab.com
Jill.Ramonsky at Aculab.com
Wed Jun 11 04:19:55 EDT 2003
> From: David Honig
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 11:53 PM
> Subject: RE: Keyservers and Spam
>
> You email your key to those who justify the request. In plaintext,
> or on the phone. What is the problem with that?
The possibility of a MITM attack.
I observe that "confirmation" of the fingerprint by phone is worthless
unless the recipient is able to recognise my voice. In the case of a
stranger, that won't be the case.
Jill
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