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Post by rickag on Sept 16, 2013 15:47:04 GMT -8
Currently if you want to send encrypted email or text messages you typically go through a Certificate Authority. Prices vary, from a brief look, it seems to be anywhere from $150 - $200 per year.
With finger print identification now on the iPhone 5S and with its encrypted data residing on the phone it should be a simple leap to a random number generator to assign a certificate public key for your phone.
Send your public key to your contact of choice, receive their public key from them. Now all your communication with them is encrypted. Identity verification requires an iTunes account to ensure a trusted source. Maybe not as rigorous a verification as performed by more traditional Certificate Authorities but certainly good enough for the casual user.
Comes built into all Apple devices for free and an iTunes account. (Re: more credit card #s for Apple as a side benefit.). Eases the tinfoil hat crowd = me.
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Post by PikesPique on Sept 17, 2013 6:40:58 GMT -8
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Post by rickag on Sept 17, 2013 7:42:13 GMT -8
Thanks for the information.
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