Re: X.BlaBla in PGP??? BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[Phillip Hallam-Baker]

> Wait a minute. If I remember correctly, *Thawte* does X.509 in PGP,
> already, right?

Shure does, the problem with the analysis many have been making is that it
is 5 years out of date.

X.509v1 had problems, the PEM system based on X.509v1 had worse problems.

PGP represented the antithesis of PEM, presenting a usefull criticism.

X.509v3 and the PKIX architecture are the synthesis of both sets of ideas.

It is time to move on from the state of crypto in 1992 when PGP first
surfaced. It is NOT the most widely used email security solution by the way.
Lotus Notes has held that position for many years. Today the 60 million
S/MIME clients define the standard (Notes R5, Microsoft, Netscape...).


    Phill