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Is There a Future for PGP?

Posted by Cliff on from the deciphering-the-marketingspeak dept.

Thom Dyson asks: "So it looks like McAfee is walking away from PGP. At least that's how I interpret their marketing speak. I've been told PGP doesn't work on XP, does that hold true for the Open Source version as well?"

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  1. Re:Does anyone even use pgp or gpg? by PD · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I agree 100% with you, and I'm thinking specifically of Usenet. I can imagine a Usenet where everyone has a certificate signed by a trusted authority, or signed by someone who was signed by a trusted authority.

    When a message is posted, the certificate goes along for the ride. Everything must check out before the server accepts the message.

    If someone spams, their certificate is revoked. If someone is signing spammers certificates consistently, then THEIR certificate is revoked.

    It would make a HUGE dent in the usability of the Usenet, and unlike Usenet II, it wouldn't require a system of trusted servers.

    I've thought about this for a while, and I'm very interested in what others think of this scheme.

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