Re: Closing on shared-key authentication

[Bennet Yee <bsy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been too busy, but felt this deserves a reply.

Jeff Weinstein wrote regarding password mechanisms:
>   Also note that these protocols (HTTP, POP, etc.) have to solve this
> problem anyway, since they will generally not be used with TLS any
> time soon.  Since they are already solving the problem, why do we
> need to do it again?

All programs must do I/O.  Since they all have to figure out how to do
so, why provide them with operating systems or standard libraries to
help them?

-bsy

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