[Gllug] nologs stuff after cfp

[Mike Brodbelt]

On Tue, 2003-04-08 at 20:09, Pete Ryland wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 08, 2003 at 03:22:51PM +0100, SteveC wrote:
> > * mish (radiant at ntlworld.com) wrote:
> > > This is very interesting.  Does anyone know what the penalties are for 
> > > encrypting the entire hdd and not providing the key?
> > 
> > 'If you encrypt all your data, and refuse to hand over the key, you can 
> > be punished to a maximum of two years (or six months). '
> > 
> > http://www.stand.org.uk/ripnotes/
> > 
> > Under the rip act 2000. How do you prove you lost / forgot the key and 
> > many other issues. IIRC, you arn't allowed to tell anyone you have been 
> > served a notice either. If you do, you also go to prison.
> 
> Considering that a key can be used to sign data, one could argue that
> handing over the key is like giving the prosecution an infinite number of
> signed blank pieces of paper, and it would be negligent to allow them to
> puport to be me, possibly distributing false/malicious data beyond their
> juristiction to an international community who trust me.

The argument here is that you're entirely within your rights to hold two
separate keys. One would be used for digital signatures only, the other
for encryption only. You cannot be compelled to hand over the signature
key if it has never been used for encryption.

Mike.


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