What was the point of his &quot;holding action&quot;? DOJ not only got what it wanted, but, as a result of Levison&#x27;s hapless attempt to wriggle out of their request, they got Lavabit&#x27;s TLS keys as well! Had Levison simply complied up front, he&#x27;d have held on to the keys, and been able to fold the site up gracefully, losing only the specific account DOJ targeted.