From owner-freebsd-security Tue Oct 6 22:33:21 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA10465 for freebsd-security-outgoing; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 22:33:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from obie.softweyr.com ([204.68.178.33]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA10455 for ; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 22:33:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wes@softweyr.com) Received: from softweyr.com (wes@zaphod.softweyr.com [204.68.178.35]) by obie.softweyr.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id XAA13762; Tue, 6 Oct 1998 23:25:16 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from wes@softweyr.com) Message-ID: <361AFB3C.969B7CD3@softweyr.com> Date: Tue, 06 Oct 1998 23:25:16 -0600 From: Wes Peters Organization: Softweyr llc X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2.6-RELEASE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Chuck Robey CC: "Jeffrey J. Mountin" , Sean Kelly , Nate Williams , FreeBSD-security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Java-based Crypto Decoder Ring gets NIST FIPS 140-1 certification (fwd) References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Chuck Robey wrote: > > You guys are missing the central fact: No, it's not perfect. Yes, it's > far better than what we have today. > > On the other hand, maybe you guys are joking, and I'm being too serious? > The thing _really is_ a ring, you can see it on their web site, and it' > seems really cheap. I'm going to get more info ... Yes, I was certainly joking when I went off on the urinalysis thread. (And yes, it's XX-chromosome-enabled, that's what I get for trying to dredge up the one life sciences class I ever took from 20-year-old memory). I agree that a Java ring with your PGP key on it is a great idea, both for personal authentication and to store your PGP key in a private place. I think most users would be astonished to learn that if they ever store a PGP key on their employer's computer (at least in the USA) it pretty much becomes legal property of the employer. -- "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?" Wes Peters Softweyr LLC http://www.softweyr.com/~softweyr wes@softweyr.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message