Wars shift from using brute metallic instruments of opression, to ever more (mis)information as a battle force. With a bit of imagination, we can get an idea of the instruments that could be used in future warfare.
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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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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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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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Many of us rely on "cloud" storage services. They enable us to access the same files from everywhere, but they are fairly dumb and leave all the thinking to people. ARPA2 Reservoir is different, in that it supports metadata, automation and integration in your tools.
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