Re: Encrypted Web Pages?

["Vlad \"SATtva\" Miller" <sattva@xxxxxxxxx>]

Martin Fick wrote on 15.12.2007 11:08:
> Hi,
> 
> I have what may perhaps seem like a strange question. 
> Is there any commonly used software for encrypting and
> decrypting web pages?  
> 
> Let me explain that a little better:  imagine a web
> site which has content destined for specific
> individuals.  For each individual there is separate
> content on separate pages, and no one but the
> individual for whom the content is destined should be
> able to read the content, not even the creator of the
> content!
> 
> In other words, is there a private/public key
> mechanism similar to PGP (or even a PGP web page
> plugin) that will work transparently while browsing
> the web?  The transparently part would mean that a
> user can provide a private key to a browser and any

Considering the amount of bugs and weaknesses found regularly (and not
found) in common browser software (open source or not), it's not a
well-advised practice to trust a browser handling of sensitive private keys.

> pages encrypted with the user's public key would
> automatically be decrypted for him when he views them.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Martin

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