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Re: Mutt Next Generation



On Fri, Jan 28, 2005 at 10:03:55AM +0100, Werner Koch wrote:
> > it may be possible to retrieve both parts of someone's key, especially
> > since it may be likely they have both parts stored on a server used
> > for e-mail.  Using man-in-the-middle techniques, it may be possible to
> 
> If you need to store the user's secret part of a public key pair on a
> server, your setup is seriously flawed.

It isn't a question of need, ususally; it's more a combination of
convenience and naive users.  I won't argue whether it's a bad idea,
but only point out that it's the reality we live in...

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