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[Poul-Henning Kamp]

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In message <867etyzlad.fsf at desk.des.no>, =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= w
rites:
>Gordon Tetlow <gordon at tetlows.org> writes:
>> Assertion of identity and encryption in transit are separate issues. [...]
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>You can't have the latter without the former.  Assertion of identity is
>the only protection against MITM eavesdropping or tampering.

Or more generally:

If you dont/cant trust the other end, why would you trust them to
keep the communication secret ?

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