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Re: Auth


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 A million monkeys operating under the pseudonym 
 "Ron Rivest <rivest@theory.lcs.mit.edu>" typed:
>
> Is there a better name than "auth"??  This is a made-up word, or an
> abbreviation for "authorization".  In line with using English words
> whenever possible as object types, I think we should try to find
> a better name.  
> 
> Here are some that occurred to me:
> 	grant
> 	assert
> 	label


I vote for "assert".  It has the least connotations, and can be
used equally for "this certificate asserts that Mary is a hot
babe" and "this certificate asserts that key X may remotely log
in to cybercash.com".


So the specific meaning depends on the verb ("is" or "may"), but
both are served well by "assert", I believe.


Regards,

Zooko Journeyman

I am not a cypherpunk.  NOT speaking for DigiCash or any other
person or organization.  PGP sig follows



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