Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2000 01:58:58 +0530 From: Rahul Siddharthan <rsidd@physics.iisc.ernet.in> To: "Thomas M. Sommers" <tms2@mail.ptd.net> Cc: cjclark@alum.mit.edu, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Clinton Electronically Signs Digital Sig Law Message-ID: <20000702015858.D8634@physics.iisc.ernet.in> In-Reply-To: <395E5406.711F391C@mail.ptd.net>; from tms2@mail.ptd.net on Sat, Jul 01, 2000 at 04:26:46PM -0400 References: <20000630232513.F334@dialin-client.earthlink.net> <395E5406.711F391C@mail.ptd.net>
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Thomas M. Sommers said on Jul 1, 2000 at 16:26:46: > "Crist J. Clark" wrote: > > > > Our chief executive sets a fine example in securing digital signatures > > when signing a bill into law making them binding, > > > > http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20000630/ts/clinton_digital_dc_4.html > > > > He, > > > > 1) Uses his dog's name for the password. > > > > b) Tells everybody. > > > > I see the administration does take computer security seriously. Maybe > > William got his training from DOE. > > Since digital signatures are not binding until the law is signed, and > since he signed it digitally, his digital signature on the bill is not > binding. The news item says he also signed it the conventional way, to avoid possible legal problems. R. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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