[SPAM] Re: [Rpki-discuss] Resource Certificate Versus Certificates Authority

[ALAIN AINA]

On Jan 12, 2011, at 7:15 PM, Pamela Pomary wrote:

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>> On Jan 10, 2011, at 11:44 AM, Pamela Pomary wrote:
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>>> Hello members in the AfriNIC Region
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>>> I will like to congratulate AfriNIC on the launch of RPKI for members in the region.
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>> W appreciate the community's support.
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>>> Does deploying Resource Certificate from AfriNIC save an organisation from subscribing to
>>> Ceritificate Authorities.
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>> What do you mean exactly ?
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> Does the process of verifying Internet resources using Resource Certificate also protect data as
> certificates from Certificate Authorities does.


nope. No need to protect certificates from CA. CA certs are used to certify stuffs...

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> If resource certificates can secure data, then one will not require to buy certificates from
> Certificate Authorities :)



RPKI CERTS are not identity certs and  are used to secure ownership of resources and routing information, not everything.


Every PKI has a specific purpose as per it certificate Policy

--alain

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>> --alain
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>>> Thank You.
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>>> Pamela Pomary
>>> ICT Assistant (Network Administration)
>>> ICT Directorate
>>> University of Ghana
>>> Tel:+233 244 994 020
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> Pamela Pomary
> ICT Assistant (Network Administration)
> ICT Directorate
> University of Ghana
> Tel:+233 244 994 020
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