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

  Hi Gert!

>> I would argue that it is the other way around; given the forced choice of
>> "only one" the broadest support exists for PGP. 
>
>I don't see anyone talking about "only one".  Why are you worried?

  Well, the "only one" may come from the wording in the document, and
  it was suggested already during this discussion (although _in favour_
  of PGP!!):
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From: Kurt Jaeger <lists at complx.LF.net>
To: ncc-services-wg at ripe.net
Subject: Re: [ncc-services-wg] Improved Secure Communication for Registration
         Services (RS) Mailboxes
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 08:59:38 +0100

HI!

> > No but it highlights one of the reasons why X.509 might be the
> > better choice.

> to repeat myself, why is there a choice at all?  why one xor the
> other, as opposed to one or the other?

Because in the long run, providing both ways will cost more than
consolidating into one.

So, sometime in the future, we will be asked: Does someone still use
the GPG way ? Aha, only a minority. So: We will close that down,
to save costs.

[ .... ]

Frankly, if the cost in implementing the x.509 way had been invested
in the GPG way, we would have exactly one and better solution than
having now to run/use both.

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>(If someone proposed abandoning PGP, I would be one of the loudest voices
>opposing it)

  So I guess you should voice your opinion :-)

>Gert Doering
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