Re: mysterious PGP release-signing keys

Alex Alten (Alten@Home.Com)
Wed, 23 Dec 1998 19:54:40 -0800

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>Please excuse the crosspost, but does anyone know *who* generated and/or
>owns these keys?
>

This is yet another a good example of why one should never confuse using PK
certificates with security. An email PGP signature looks impressive but in
practice it is useless.

- Alex

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