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In message <867etyzlad.fsf@desk.des.no>, =3D?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=3DC3=3D=
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rites:
>Gordon Tetlow <gordon@tetlows.org> writes:
>> Assertion of identity and encryption in transit are separate issues. [.=
..]
>
>You can't have the latter without the former.  Assertion of identity is
>the only protection against MITM eavesdropping or tampering.

Or more generally:

If you dont/cant trust the other end, why would you trust them to
keep the communication secret ?

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