Swiss base

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A ''Swiss base'' is the [[unguessable number]] which hashes to the [[Swiss number]] of some object. It constitutes the authority to claim to be a particular object (as seen by other vats). <!-- Isnt that what password capabilities do? --~~~~ -->
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A ''Swiss base'' is the [[unguessable number]] which hashes to the [[Swiss number]] of some object. It constitutes the authority to claim to be a particular object (as seen by other vats).
That is, the [[IdentityMgr]] requires the Swiss base in order to make a registration, so that merely knowing the Swiss number of an object in the local vat is not sufficient to claim to be that object.
That is, the [[IdentityMgr]] requires the Swiss base in order to make a registration, so that merely knowing the Swiss number of an object in the local vat is not sufficient to claim to be that object.

Latest revision as of 13:02, 4 February 2008

A Swiss base is the unguessable number which hashes to the Swiss number of some object. It constitutes the authority to claim to be a particular object (as seen by other vats).

That is, the IdentityMgr requires the Swiss base in order to make a registration, so that merely knowing the Swiss number of an object in the local vat is not sufficient to claim to be that object.

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