From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,ed16b323e88cf5a3 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-03-11 04:47:20 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!newsfeed.arcor-online.net!news.tele.dk!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!uninett.no!ntnu.no!not-for-mail From: Preben Randhol Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Security Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:47:14 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Norwegian university of science and technology Message-ID: References: <1PaHX42Wk9$S@eisner.encompasserve.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: kiuk0152.chembio.ntnu.no X-Trace: tyfon.itea.ntnu.no 1047386834 13776 129.241.83.78 (11 Mar 2003 12:47:14 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@itea.ntnu.no NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 12:47:14 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: slrn/0.9.7.4 (Linux) Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:35191 Date: 2003-03-11T12:47:14+00:00 List-Id: Victor Porton wrote: > Using pgp/gpg keys would be able to eliminate the need for physical > media for every new update of software. It would be enough to only once > send the key on floppy/CD and then using this key to send authentied > software through Internet. Yes, to some extent. However things can be forged. Although signing is done by f.ex RedHat and Microsoft. However with security there is only one rule: Nothing is secure. :-) -- () Join the worldwide campaign to protect fundamental human rights. +||-. .+--+' '+||- http://www.amnesty.org/