[AusNOG] (Meta-)Data Retention

[Terry Sweetser (SkyMesh CTO)]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_escrow

Appears I have been misunderstood.

http://about.me/terry.sweetser

On 05/08/14 14:33, Ross Wheeler wrote:
>> As an IT service person they would presumably need to get a 
>> warrant/court order/consult your lawyer to compel you to give over 
>> the private keys (which isn't to say you wouldn't get some vaguely 
>> worded threatening letter demanding them) .
>
> Makes a really good case for changing keys more frequently than the 
> time it would take for said warrant/court-order/etc to be provided, so 
> whatever they'd captured with "old key" couldn't be decoded with 
> "current key".
>
> (Or as said, key escrew where you never even actually KNOW your key)