- From: Bob Denny <rdenny@dc3.com>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 1996 06:57:03 -0700
- To: http-wg%cuckoo.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
Lou Montulli wrote:
> Why would you ever want to use digest if you already have
> certificate support?
I'll add some "practical" (non-technical) reasons:
(1) Browsers do not permit sharing of certificates. The user must purchase
a separate cert for each brand of browser they use.
(2) Browsers have no "end-user" support for carrying certs around between
computers.
(3) Corollary to (1/2): Server operator must be able to register and keep
multiple certs for at least some of their users
Until certs are as portable as passwords, I think there are good reasons
for having something like Digest.
-- Bob
Received on Friday, 30 August 1996 06:59:36 UTC