NESSETT@CCC.NMFECC.GOV (12/20/89)
I'm sure I have used up or am close to using up the good will of the kerberos developers by sustaining over the last few days a discussion of the relative merits of centralized key distribution versus a certificate based approach. Throughout, your remarks have been constructive and good tempered, a refreshing change from other discussion lists in which I have participated. I salute you. However, I don't wish to push my luck and so I promise this will be the last epistle of mine that mentions certificates (at least for a while). On my part, I don't beleive I have adequately defended the issue of certificate cost, at least for a large number of sites such as many universities. On the other hand, I don't believe the kerberos developers have adequately addressed the issue of interoperability in a heterogeneous environment. To those who raised other issues to which no response has yet appeared, I will reply by private E-mail. Cheers, Dan Nessett