"Tipping-off" revisited

[Ben Laurie]

Brian Gladman wrote:
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Lindsey" <chl@clw.cs.man.ac.uk>
> To: <ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk>
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 6:58 PM
> Subject: Re: "Tipping-off" revisited
> 
> > On Thu, 8 Mar 2001 17:49:54 -0000
> > "David Hansen" <davidh@spidacom.co.uk> said...
> >
> > >
> > > On 8 Mar 01, at 15:47, Richard Clayton wrote:
> > >
> > > > I think it would be wise to avoid statements such as "I will only
> > > > revoke this key if served with a s49 order with an s54 provision".
> > > > That might not be keeping secret the "giving of the notice".
> > >
> > > On the contrary, that is an excellent form of words. I will modify it
> > > and add it to my signatures.
> >
> > So if I obtain your key by hacking your computer, and your passphrase by
> > peering over your shoulder, and then go around the net impersonating you
> > to your great detriment, you will STILL not revoke the key?
> 
> I agree that it does not seem quite right in this form.
> 
> Something more like:
> 
> "If I revoke this key, the only circumstance in which I will not be
> prepared to explain my reasons for doing so will be when UK
> government authorities have stipulated that providing such an
> explantaion would be unlawful"

Hehe. Now I'm adding that to my web page. Anyone got a URL for RIP?

Cheers,

Ben.

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