[Enigmail] Blogpost: "On Certainty"

[Eitan Adler]

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Robert J. Hansen wrote:
> I (irregularly) write a blog with thoughts on software, technology,
> math, the like -- it's not a slice-of-life thing by any means.  I posted
> something there a bit ago which some people may find worth reading, and
> may find relevant to Enigmail and computer security in general.
> 
> http://scarydevilmonastery.com/known_plaintext/2008/12/on-certainty.html
> 

An interesting post.  But one more question you should add before 1:
what do I know?
In most cases questions (now) 2 and 3 could be answered by answering
"what do I know."  When a sysadmin says "My computer is secure" what
does he really mean?  Different people mean different things.  When a
sysadmin says "My computer is secure" they aren't providing any useful
information.  A computer running an unpatched Windows XP installation
could be called "secure".  But just calling something "secure" doesn't
help. You need to do what the farmer did in your story and define "what
is secure".
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