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New for 4th Edition
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Inferno's authentication is based on public-key cryptography,
without necessarily assuming X.509-style CA hierarchies.
That's all to the good.
The implementation in 3rd Edition could have been better in parts,
and there are more recent approaches to public-key systems that should
also be taken into account.
There are several sub-projects, including:
- implementation and protocol mistakes to repair (mostly done)
- keyfs to hold fundamental authentication data securely (done)
- implementation from scratch of a factotum (cf. Plan 9's) for authentication (underway)
- representation of keys and certificates could be more regular and flexible
- naming and authentication can be decentralised (cf. SDSI/SPKI and related work)
Status: In progress
16 April 2003
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