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To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (46940)	1/21/1999 6:55:00 PM
From: Bruce A. Thompson	Respond to of 1572212

Kevin, We already have to live with cookies. Why make everybody buy new cpu's just to use the internet. With the millions of boxes out there that won't get replaced, I just don't see the market going along with this numbered cpu idea. Bruce

To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (46940)	1/21/1999 7:02:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572212

Hmmm. This is quickly turning into an FDIV-like publicity crisis for Intel. Tom's recent article does raise some valid points, such as how to prevent someone from using a stolen ID in a dishonest transaction. I remember talking with a guy from IBM about hardware cryptography. One aspect of storing digital ID's inside a computer chip is to make sure that the ID cannot get out into the open, even if the owner wanted it to. Instead, that ID will be used as a private key, along with a corresponding public key, and all encryption and decryption will take place inside the chip. Software will control the encryption/decryption, but never will software actually have any access to the private key. We sure could use an official explanation or FAQ from Intel describing the benefits, pitfalls, and safeguards behind the new digital ID's on the CPU's. If the digital ID is accessible via software, why it will be used in digital security is beyond me. Tenchusatsu