[e-lang] E Distributed Programming Clarification

[Ben Laurie]

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 5:17 PM, Bill Frantz <frantz at pwpconsult.com> wrote:
> jwylie at uno.edu (Jimmy Wylie Jr.) on Tuesday, September 16, 2008 wrote:
>
>>3. VatB authenticates correct VatA by verifying that this vat "candidate"
>>knows the private key associated with VatA's public key.  Exactly how is
>>this done? I don't really understand how VatB determines VatA's knowledge of
>>the correct private key.  I know that here:
>>http://www.waterken.com/dev/YURL/httpsy/ it says that servers are
>>authenticated via verification of a constructed certificate chain.  I know
>>httpsy, is related to E's CapTP,  but I remember reading elsewhere, that E
>>rejects the use of certificates in its protocols.

Nope. But there is a scheme for adding extensions.

>
> See
> <http://www.erights.org/elib/distrib/vattp/DataComm_startup.html>
> for details on the authentication.
> <http://www.erights.org/elib/distrib/vattp/index.html> gives a
> broader overview of CapTP.
>
> The long-range goal is to replace CapTP with a system using TLS.
> Since TLS authentication techniques have greatly expanded over the
> years, there may be a technique, which has been standardized via RFC,
> and also directly supports E's technique of, "I know the hash of
> your public key. Give me the public key and prove you have the
> private key."
>
> Cheers - Bill
>
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