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Subject: RE: Private Mail
From: ted . doty @ nsco . network . com
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 94 08:46:44 PDT
To: firewalls @ greatcircle . com

>Dave Crocker puts forth an either/or view of object security and protocol
>security.
>
>I don't see why you wouldn't want both.  (That is to say...why not both).
>
>Trusted message
>Trusted routing

After a certain point, I really don't see how you can trust a message 
that is not encrypted.  The answer to the question "How can I trust an
email message from someone I don't know and don't work with?" is that
you can't.

You can build networks to orange book specifications, with encrypted
links and all, but the first time something shows up from joe @
 blow .
 com,
trust goes out the window. (as well it should).

- Ted
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