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> Which is why I mentioned using certificate based authentication (AKA, client-side TLS certificates). Not only does the client verify that they're connecting t

by ebg13 6y ago

> Which is why I mentioned using certificate based authentication (AKA, client-side TLS certificates). Not only does the client verify that they're connecting to the correct server via the server side TLS certificate, the server can verify the client though the client cert. "Software has no flaws" is not a strong position historically. I mean, the very fact that we're on TLS version 1.3 and not SSL 1.0 should be clue enough. > Has our foreign policy towards Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, to name a few countries, changed significantly depending on whether someone from the Democratic or Republican Party is president? This is a strawman meant to distract. You should instead ask "Are there significant benefits and incentives to set up a puppet government?" The answer to that is a very obvious yes. You can then ask "Is doing that easier if you can flip votes easily?" The answer to that is a very obvious yes.

u801e 6y ago
> I mean, the very fact that we're on TLS version 1.3 and not SSL 1.0 should be clue enough. But we still conduct a lot of business online without issue. If we followed the line of reasoning that you're suggesting, then we would still be doing things as they were done prior to 1995. The fact that we're not is testament that these systems largely work. Voting is not a special case that requires us to not make use of tried and tested technology. > Are there significant benefits and incentives to set up a puppet government? This is an example of the "begging the question" logical fallacy. You're just assuming the conclusion is true when that's not necessarily the case.
- Shared404 6y ago
  > But we still conduct a lot of business online without issue. Business has fallbacks though. If your credit card is compromised, you can disable it, recover the funds, and get a new one. There is no equivalent for voting, that I know of.

by ebg13 6y ago

u801e 6y ago

> I mean, the very fact that we're on TLS version 1.3 and not SSL 1.0 should be clue enough. But we still conduct a lot of business online without issue. If we followed the line of reasoning that you're suggesting, then we would still be doing things as they were done prior to 1995. The fact that we're not is testament that these systems largely work. Voting is not a special case that requires us to not make use of tried and tested technology. > Are there significant benefits and incentives to set up a puppet government? This is an example of the "begging the question" logical fallacy. You're just assuming the conclusion is true when that's not necessarily the case.

Shared404 6y ago
> But we still conduct a lot of business online without issue. Business has fallbacks though. If your credit card is compromised, you can disable it, recover the funds, and get a new one. There is no equivalent for voting, that I know of.