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IP: EE Times mentions c'punks scrutiny as helping Netscape
From: Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>
Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 15:04:06 -0500
Security stand-off The side skirmish over security protocols for credit-card payments over the Net is just beginning to heat up. The major combatants here are Netscape's Secure Socket Layer (SSL), Enterprise Integration Technologies' Secure Hypertext Protocol (S-HTTP) -- which may yet wind up under Netscape's wing -- and Microsoft's fairly recent stab at the issue in the form of its Secure Transaction Technology (STT). Netscape is way ahead of the game here, having successfully weathered the scrutiny of the ``cypherpunks'' -- above-board encryption hackers who look for security holes.
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