25 Feb
2004
25 Feb
'04
10:01 a.m.
X.509 is not the way to go. It's just a (needless) duplication of effort. And wading forever in the mess of "do we use this protocol/format or that" and so on.
I would have to concur with this objection. PGP/GPG works, it is well suited to workflow, requires few special tools (bar pgp software) on the client side, and is an established method.
Forcing certificate handling onto the LIR community is NOT good service, it is IMNSHO overcomplication. PKIen have their uses, but this is not one.
I say NO to X.509.
i would ammend slightly. the rirs provide us service. some of us find pgp easier to deploy and use. some will provide x.509 easier. so the rirs accepting *both* would be good. randy, a pgp kinda guy who also uses x.509 occasionally