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Re: FW: Delegate
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>>>>> "Derek" == Derek Atkins <warlord@mit.edu> writes:
Derek> The only problem with this model is that you don't
Derek> necessarily know how long an internal chain-of-command is.
Derek> This is similar to IP subnetting. For example, from
Derek> outside MIT (which has net 18), there is a single
In my intended/imagined application of SPKI, subnetting is *exactly*
the problem at hand. It involves having certificates presented to
host based IPsec key managers by firewalls asserting that they are the
legitimate firewall to reach, e.g. 205.233.54.128/26. Authority would
necessarily descend from some backbone. When you get to /32, you
probably can't delegate any further, although you might then append a
port/service number!
Derek> Similar is true for authority delegation. From the outside
Derek> you don't necessarily know how deep the chain will be.
Derek> Unless you have intimate knowledge of the political base
Derek> inside the "firewall", you won't necessarily know how deep
With a binary CertDepth or FinalCert (let's use Carl's proposed
terms, they are more clear), is clear that you must allow the 18/8
prefix people to delegate. How much is their business.
I imagine that "MAX_INT" means infinity in SET? So you can simulate
a binary delegation with the set [0,MAX]. Those who need more detailed
control can pick integer values.
Derek> So, how can you ask people to set cert-depths if they don't
Derek> know how deep those chains need to be?
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