-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Sat, 1 Jul 2000, Bennett Todd wrote:
The real difference between the two is that S/MIME is based on the model of creating and subsidizing an artificial monopoly for the CAs, while PGP is not. Unless you're a CA, it's an easy choice:-).
And to expound upon this a little, CAs have artificially set PGP up as a competitor to their existance. CAs could easily embrace PGP and offer PGP services along with S/MIME and TLS. They choose not to, since PGP makes CAs optional (not obsolute, however). - --Len. __ L. Sassaman System Administrator | Technology Consultant | "Common sense is wrong." icq.. 10735603 | pgp.. finger://ns.quickie.net/rabbi | --Practical C Programming -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: OpenPGP Encrypted Email Preferred. iD8DBQE5XmYePYrxsgmsCmoRAp6XAKDxrD/7+PtsJ5Rl052e950ANzsJSQCfSdDd MlOz4dvqcSfG/BUtyjdbHMg= =5Oy7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----