Re: [Monotone-devel] WARNING: ~/.monotone/keys CONSIDERED HARMFUL

[Richard Levitte]

In message <address@hidden> on Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:58:17 +0200, Daniel Carrera 
<address@hidden> said:

daniel.carrera> The last point is interesting, and it seems sensible to me. It 
is the difference between identification and authentication. Something that 
Bruce Schneier talks about a lot:
daniel.carrera> 
daniel.carrera> identification: Who are you?
daniel.carrera> authentication: Are you allowed to do this?

*ahem*

identification: Who do you claim to be?
authentication: Can you provide evidence that you are who you claim to be.
authorization:  Are you allowed to do this?

Cheers,
Richard ( nit-picker )

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