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Re: Clinton Admin. to announce new Crypto regs
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Donald E. Eastlake 3rd)
Fri May 9 15:14:08 1997
Date: Fri, 9 May 1997 14:27:38 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Donald E. Eastlake 3rd" <dee@cybercash.com>
To: Will Rodger <rodger@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: cryptography@c2.net
In-Reply-To: <3.0.32.19970509141336.006ebccc@postoffice.worldnet.att.net>
I can't see how anyone can claim SET is the successor to SSL. Assuming an
arbitrarily good, complete, human engineered, etc., implementation of SET,
you still need SSL/TLS/SHTTP/whatever if you want privacy for your shopping
experience, confidentiality of the credit card brand you select, secure
delivery of digital goods, etc., etc., etc.
Donald
On Fri, 9 May 1997, Will Rodger wrote:
> Date: Fri, 09 May 1997 14:13:40 -0400
> From: Will Rodger <rodger@worldnet.att.net>
> To: cryptography@c2.net
> Subject: Re: Clinton Admin. to announce new Crypto regs
>
>
> > Netscape is PC banking software.
> >
> > SSL is the banks encryption tool of choice because it saves
> >you from having to write or support custom software.
>
> As does SET - its apparent successor.
> >
> > Claiming that this helps a retail operation is newspeak.
>
>
> Netscape seemed to like it. Talk to them.
>
> Will Rodger
> Washington Bureau Chief
> Inter@ctive Week
>
>
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