[Discuss] Why the dislike of X.509?

[Richard Pieri]

On 8/26/2014 10:37 AM, markw at mohawksoft.com wrote:
> *any* shared or distributed authority has the same issue.

Shared is not distributed. Shared means more than one entity has
authority. Each entity is a point of compromise for the entire system.

Distributed means no single entity has authority; a quorum or a
unanimous consensus is required. Compromise of one entity does not
compromise the entire system.

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Rich P.