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Companies needed senior officials to be physically seated at their desks just so they could apply hanko to company documents, without which entire businesses wo

Companies needed senior officials to be physically seated at their desks just so they could apply hanko to company documents, without which entire businesses would have ground to a halt. I understand the general thrust of the article, and am reminded of verifiable private keys used by many modern encryption schemes, but I don't see why an executive can't simply take the hanko seal home.

arpa 6y ago
Would you put your passwordless CA private key on a simple USB and take it home?
- totalZero 6y ago
  Would you take your CAC card home? Yes. Same deal.
  - arpa 6y ago
    Hardly. One's a limited certificate, other is a root authority key.
tinus_hn 6y ago
So then the employees have to pack up their documents and drive past the executives home to get them stamped?
- totalZero 6y ago
  Scan and send electronically prior to stamping. Have a single box of outgoing stamped documents go from the executive to a secure mailroom twice daily for distribution. This doesn't sound very complicated.
  - tinus_hn 6y ago
    You’re so clever. That’s a much easier solution than the one they devised, and they get to keep the use of these ancient seals! The only problem is that getting something approved that 5 people need to look at now takes at least 2 and a half days. But hey, at least it doesn’t sound very complicated to you!
    - totalZero 6y ago
      I don't think you should be attacking me personally. If your counterpoint is strong, make it without getting vicious. There are far more complicated economic activities that have been tailored and modified to present circumstances.
      - tinus_hn 6y ago
        That’s a fair point but I was responding to you handwaving away a real problem by coming up with a completely impractical solution, while the article shows the issue has been solved with a solution that works and it really seems you didn’t read it. I could have worded it a little less aggressive but how can I make that point without addressing you?

arpa 6y ago

Would you put your passwordless CA private key on a simple USB and take it home?

totalZero 6y ago
Would you take your CAC card home? Yes. Same deal.
- arpa 6y ago
  Hardly. One's a limited certificate, other is a root authority key.

tinus_hn 6y ago

So then the employees have to pack up their documents and drive past the executives home to get them stamped?

totalZero 6y ago
Scan and send electronically prior to stamping. Have a single box of outgoing stamped documents go from the executive to a secure mailroom twice daily for distribution. This doesn't sound very complicated.
- tinus_hn 6y ago
  You’re so clever. That’s a much easier solution than the one they devised, and they get to keep the use of these ancient seals! The only problem is that getting something approved that 5 people need to look at now takes at least 2 and a half days. But hey, at least it doesn’t sound very complicated to you!
  - totalZero 6y ago
    I don't think you should be attacking me personally. If your counterpoint is strong, make it without getting vicious. There are far more complicated economic activities that have been tailored and modified to present circumstances.
    - tinus_hn 6y ago
      That’s a fair point but I was responding to you handwaving away a real problem by coming up with a completely impractical solution, while the article shows the issue has been solved with a solution that works and it really seems you didn’t read it. I could have worded it a little less aggressive but how can I make that point without addressing you?