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9 July 1997
Source: Mail list cypherpunks@algebra.net

    To: <cypherpunks@algebra.com>
    From: Theodor.SCHLICKMANN@BXL.DG13.cec.be
    Date: Wed, 9 Jul 1997 09:12:53 +0200
    Subject: Self-certified keys

    You may find some articles related to the subject on

       http://www.ens.fr/~petersen/publications.html

    In these papers several extensions of self-certified keys, which
    make them more competitive compared with certificate-based keys
    are presented.

    The main features of self-certified keys lie in their easy
    availability and accessibility. Other parameters than
    system parameters are not required to be authentic.
    Therefore large databases with certified public keys (TTPs)
    are not needed any more. However, small lists with the
    authentic public keys of the certification authorities
    are still needed.

    The properties of self-certified keys are:

    -- Determination of a public key without an authentic
       public directory (TTP).

    -- Non-repudiation of public keys.

    -- Efficient verification of a single certificate.

    -- Efficiency in verification of hierarchical certificates
       vs. batch signatures

    -- Importance of key propagation.

    -- High security of self-certified keys.

    Theodor Schlickmann