[Cryptography] Is it time for a revolution to replace TLS?

[Jason Richards]

On Wed, 14 May 2014 06:47:10 -0400 Jerry Leichter <leichter at lrw.com>
wrote:
> I've argued here before that the solution to many asymmetric
> cryptosystem/PKI problems is *not to use asymmetric
> cryptosystems/PKI's*.  Yes, there are use cases where you need them.
> But there are plenty where you don't.  VPN's are a great example:
> Just how often do you need to connect to a VPN without having a trust
> relationship with whatever is behind that VPN and the opportunity to
> safely pre-share keys?
> 
> If door locks were designed along the same principles, you won't need
> to carry keys in your pocket - after all, there are so many doors you
> might need to unlock, so many keys you have to carry.  Just use a PKI
> system to establish who you are and who the house belongs to and let
> The System determine if the door should open for you.

At $work I have a card which I use to assert my identity, and the
system allows access through doors based on that assertion and its
knowledge of what to door allows access to. PKI?

J