[taler-docs] branch master updated: clarify CodeBlau op sec question

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     new 8a27f02  clarify CodeBlau op sec question
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commit 8a27f027a2ffe42b1ebb4c29aae1dccdcf362cf9
Author: Christian Grothoff <christian@grothoff.org>
AuthorDate: Fri Jun 19 12:13:11 2020 +0200

    clarify CodeBlau op sec question
---
 taler-auditor-manual.rst | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/taler-auditor-manual.rst b/taler-auditor-manual.rst
index 82b206e..f5cca27 100644
--- a/taler-auditor-manual.rst
+++ b/taler-auditor-manual.rst
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ to other parties.
 
 To perform this duty, you will need at least (read-only) access to the bank
 transactions of the exchange, as well as a continuously synchronized replica
-of the exchange's database.
+of the exchange's database.  The general assumption for running the auditor
+is that this is done on a separate system controlled by the auditor. After
+all, the goal is to detect nerfarious activity of the exchange operator,
+which cannot be effectively done on a machine controlled by the exchange
+operator.
 
 For this, every auditor needs to operate a Postgres database.  The data
 collected will include sensitive information about Taler users, including

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