> On 8/26/2014 10:37 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> *any* shared or distributed authority has the same issue. > > Shared is not distributed.
Which is why I used "or" between them. > Shared means more than one entity has > authority. Each entity is a point of compromise for the entire system. Or at least the systems that share the authority. > > Distributed means no single entity has authority; a quorum or a > unanimous consensus is required. Compromise of one entity does not > compromise the entire system. There is no such thing as a security system that has "one" entity, well, perhaps a stone or a brick. There is *always* at least one mechanism that protects and one mechanism that provides access. > > -- > Rich P. > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
