Re: Gmail and SSL

["Keith Medcalf" <kmedcalf () dessus com>]

Your assertion that using "bought" certificates provides any security benefit whatsoever assumes facts not in evidence.

Given recent failures in this space I would posit that the requirement to use certificates purchased from entities 
"under the thumb" of government control, clearly motivated only by profit, and with highly questionable moral and 
ethical standards represents a huge increase in risk of passive attack and confidentiality failure where such rosk did 
not previously exist.


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-------- Original message --------
From: Jimmy Hess <mysidia () gmail com> 
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To: Randy <nanog () afxr net> 
Cc: NANOG list <nanog () nanog org> 
Subject: Re: Gmail and SSL