[rfc-i] Signing RFCs

[John R Levine]

> Periodically, we receive a subpoena to validate various RFCs.  My hope is that digital signature can be used instead of a manual process.

I'm not sure how that follows.  You get a subpoena that says something 
like "what is RFC 1234?" to which I presume someone responds with a letter 
saying "this is RFC 1234" and an attached printout, perhaps all delivered 
as a PDF for easy filing.  I don't see many courts being satisfied with a 
response that directs them to some crypto gobbledygook instead.

This isn't to say that signing has no benefits, but this doesn't strike me 
as a likely one.

Regards,
John Levine, johnl at taugh.com, Taughannock Networks, Trumansburg NY
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