e-conveyancing
Ben Laurie
ben at algroup.co.uk
Thu, 29 Mar 2001 12:33:56 +0100
Nicholas Bohm wrote:
> The underlying problem is precisely the limited security of private keys
> once in widespread use for valuable purposes.
Is it? How secure is my signature? I would contend that is substantially
less secure than even the most crappily protected private key (and,
indeed, 6k stolen from my bank account shows it is often not even
checked). So how come it works?
Cheers,
Ben.
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