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Re: Transfering a domain

Kent Crispin wrote:> 
> When a domain is created, the end user supplies a public key.  This
> public key and other info is added to DNS by the registrar.  The
> registrar emails the end-user a digitally signed listing of the info
> in DNS, so the user can guarantee that it was set up correctly.  
[snip]

  I **like** that.  If the user isn't terribly technical, the 
registry can hand hime a floppy in a well-known format (:-))
containing the private key with the usual protections (eg,
passphrase), and a copy of the public key.  The floppy gets used
like a bank card, the passphrase like a PIN.

  Hmmn: a trustworthy third party could make a few dollars
writing an authorization interface... (:-))

--dave
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