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From: "Matt" <matt@pro...>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Inferno plug-in security
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2001 23:12:19 +0100


----- Original Message -----
From: "Boyd Roberts"
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 10:57 PM
Subject: Re: [9fans] Inferno plug-in security


> > security consists of (at least?) two parts: authentication (who am i)
and
> > authorization (what can i do).
>
> err well, you have to authenticate the thing you are talking to, so
there's
> another piece that has to be done right.

but what's your overall opinion on how it should be done Boyd?

You've got lots of security experience