At 06:23 PM 9/17/97 -0400, Gene Lee wrote:
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>Public keys are not "crippled", and can decrypt. In fact, digital
>signatures are created by encrypting with your private key and having
>people authenticate you by decrypting the signature with your public key.
>
Not to muddy the waters, but if anyone is unsure of the technology
used in public key encryption systems, the documentation which
accompanies PGP is quite a good tutorial.
$.02,
- paul
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