Re: HTTP AUTH BASIC monowall.

[Jeremy Bishop <requiem () praetor org>]

On Monday 13 March 2006 15:17, Lyal Collins wrote:
> Yup, that's right: All PKI authentication is only as good as the
> passwords protecting private keys where such passwords exist, and the
> complementary endpoint security controls.

<snip>

I thought you might be meaning something like that.  I would say that 
these problems are out of scope for a discussion of secure 
communication protocols.  E.g. Alice is considered synonymous with her 
computer.  Once you open up the possibility that Alice (or Bob) have 
been hacked, there's no real point to discussing how to secure her 
communications.  But in a more pedantic sense, yes, you are correct.

Jeremy

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