Think Globally, Act Locally
Christmas is a time for reflection, certainly in 2020. What is the World doing, what is our role in it, and can we improve in the next year?
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Posts by 'Rick van Rein'
Access 2: Shaped like a Matrix
There are two ways of looking at Access Control. One is easy, with a direct relation to the resources being managed. The other is advanced, but like putty in the hands of administrators; moreover, it is highly efficient. Efficiency matters; it allows us to enforce access control everywhere, with no experienced discomfort. We derive the efficient model from the one that is easy to use.
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Access 1: Dialing into Access Control
Our work on Identity is ultimately for controlling access to online services. We now introduce our thoughts on Access Control. The whole story is complex, but an analogy to the phone system can help to explain it.
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Identity 16: Support Levels for Realm Crossover
The essential game of Realm Crossover is one of juggling realms as part of identities. This brings us a number of "support levels" that we could describe. This forms an interesting perspective on the growing path of the InternetWide Architecture.
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Quantum Proofing your VPN
The predictable future arrival of Quantum Computers is problematic at the present time, and especially encryption protocols need attention. How can you use your VPN in a Quantum Proof manner?
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