Lavabit founder turned over the private SSL keys as an 11 page printout

Re:Lavabit founder turned over the private SSL keys as an 11... by mbq on Thursday October 03, 2013 @07:47AM (#6488243)

So he did surrender the keys -- this makes his business shutdown move substantially less heroic that everyone thought.

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Re:Lavabit founder turned over the private SSL keys as an 11... by faceplanter on Thursday October 03, 2013 @07:58AM (#6488278)

It was ordered by a judge. What do you suggest he would do otherwise?

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Re:Lavabit founder turned over the private SSL keys as an 11... by mbq on Friday October 04, 2013 @03:55AM (#6494254)

I'm only pointing out that this _may_ mean that the archives were compromised regardless of the fact he heroically shut down the whole thing.

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Re:Lavabit founder turned over the private SSL keys as an 11... by markeganfuller on Thursday October 03, 2013 @08:16AM (#6488358)

Delete them before he was ordered to hand them over?

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Re:Lavabit founder turned over the private SSL keys as an 11... by eterm on Thursday October 03, 2013 @09:36AM (#6488752)

He deleted his entire business before handing them over. That's even more drastic, don't you think?

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Re:Lavabit founder turned over the private SSL keys as an 11... by wakaflaka on Thursday October 03, 2013 @08:47AM (#6488477)

Yeah like any of the internet tough guys of Hacker News would violate a court order.

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