[ncc-services-wg] RE: Improved Secure Communication for Registration Services (RS) Mailboxes

> I object on making x.509 the sole method of authenticated
> communication with RIPE.

  I would certainly object against the PGP technology _which is in place
  now_ being phased out (soon).

  However, the NCC has reported that for _some_ applications/interfaces
  the integration of PGP into the server environment and with scripts is
  cumbersome. Although I do not have first hand experience of my own, I
  do not have any reason to question that.

  If one/some of the document(s) needs re-wording to make that clear, then
  we should put our effort into that. And yes, I still have to find the
  spare time to read the text this is referring to.
  
[ taking off my DB-WG hat ;-]

  On a more private side, I still think that PKI technology is not mature
  enough, and stable enough, to be used in a production environment which
  is NOT based on a "point and click on demand" interface.

  OTOH, unless we start trying to do that, this will never change.

  Wilfried.
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