John Williams wrote:
>
> In article <[log in to unmask]>, Ahmad Risk
> <[log in to unmask]> writes
> >BB asks:
> >
> >> Just what is so secret that it can only be accessed by a closed
> >> group?
> >
> >Personal health information.
>
> But that can be sent across ANY network so long as it is encrypted and
> digitally signed. Trouble is that the NHSnet people originally seemed
> to believe that 'strong authentication' was all that would be needed to
> make the network secure.
>
> Only two people will be able to read this; they will both be confident
> of who was the sender; it could quite safely hold sensitive information
>
> ANY network will do - so personal information is NOT something that
> requires a closed network
>
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BTW John, I agree :-)
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