[TriLUG] "TBA" Course Curriculum and Other Matters

[Neil L. Little]

Looking at the "dark-side", what does one do when an /'evil-doer' /slips 
into your Web of Trust?
What are the security aspects for dealing with such an invasion. This is 
an eventuality that is certain to happen at some point.

Sorry to slip such dark thoughts in at this time of year.

73,
Neil, WA4AZL
www.jars.net


Brian McCullough wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 08, 2008 at 11:04:52PM -0500, Brian McCullough wrote:
>   
>> OK, so we have, at least tentatively, agreed on an "all day" course on
>> Saturday, 3 January 2009, 
>>     
>
>
> I have suggested several different general and specific topics.  What do
> people think is desirable and practical for such a tutorial or seminar?
>
>
> Suggestions include:
>
>
>  Web of Trust ( PGP-style and CA-style ( Thawte and CACert )), 
>  The History of Certificates, 
>  History of CACert and the Audit Process, 
>  How to Create and Use Certificates, 
>  The Implementation of your own private CA, 
>  The Role of the CACert Assurer, 
>  The Rights and Responsibilities of a CACert Community Member
>  History of E-Mail and Web Certificates, Signatures and Encryption
>  Definitions and other Trivia
>  History of PGP and CAcert and How They Relate to Other CAs
>  Theory of Webs Of Trust
>  Theory of X.509 Certificates
>  Practical use of PGP and X.509 Certificates
>  Assuring party -- probably as part of the Lab, above.
>
>
>  Obviously, covering all of these topics is impossible in the time
>  available to us.
>
>
>  Brian
>
>