> That was the obvious answer. But how do you protect the private key from > abuse? That's what the tamper-proof hardware is for. I'm missing something. Jonathan S. Shapiro, Ph. D. Research Staff Member IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Email: shapj@us.ibm.com Phone: +1 914 784 7085 (Tieline: 863) Fax: +1 914 784 7595