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Re: SDSI syntax
On Wed, 1 May 1996 hallam@w3.org wrote:
>
> There is a problem however. In my document signature scheme I deliberately used
> only positive assertions to ensure that the system was monotonic (additional
> assertions cannot contradict earlier ones). I suspect that Ron chose to avoid
> negatives for similar reasons.
This doesn't seem to be a key requirement; getting non-monotonic isn't a
problem if there are easy ways to break ties; certificates aren't KRS...
Simon
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