Re: Secure email solution

From: Colonel Flagg (colonel_flagg_at_NOSOUPFORJ00internetwarzone.org)
Date: 05/10/03 

Date: Sat, 10 May 2003 11:43:08 -0400

In article <ng7va.134$ag1.19041338@newssvr14.news.prodigy.com>,
allen@somplace.com says...
> Hi all,
> I want to be able to encrypt email messages and attachments and make sure
> that only the corresponding recepient can decrypt it.
> I was able to play with PGP and it works great but the public key needs to
> be given to the sender.
> I am looking for a solution that is very close to PGP but using a
> Certificate of Authority.
> Thanks,
> Al
>
>
>

so um, how might I ask, are you going to encrypt/decrypt securely
without 1) passing public key/obtaining a CA or 2) securely passing the
password to the recipient?

it's a three step process no matter how you look at it...

1) obtain a public key or pass the recipient or the sender a password
(securely)

2) encrypt the data

3) send/upload the data.

yes, I know exactly what you're asking for... however, it won't work.
how do you think this works? you just "magically" grab "something" out
of the air and expect the recipient to know how to decrypt it?

there's no magic pixie dust.

/me waits on a smartass to try and show me a solution that works without
a public key, passphrase or "something" that's already uploaded to a
server. then I will commence to blow a hole right through the middle of
their theory. 

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