EU Draft Digital Signature Directive

[Nicholas Bohm]

A little while ago the DTI asked for comments from its consultation list
members.  In case it is of interest to list members, my submission is at
<http://techpolicy.lse.ac.uk/csrc/sig/bohmsig.html>

My main point is that consumers at present have inadequate means for
protecting private keys from compromise, and it is therefore unacceptable
to transfer to them the risks which would be imposed on them by making
digital signatures non-repudiable.

	Regards,

		Nicholas Bohm

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PGP RSA 1024 bit public key ID: 0x08340015.  Fingerprint:
9E 15 FB 2A 54 96 24 37  98 A2 E0 D1 34 13 48 07
PGP DSS/DH 1024/3072 public key ID: 0x899DD7FF.  Fingerprint:
5248 1320 B42E 84FC 1E8B  A9E6 0912 AE66 899D D7FF