On 10/31/11 8:03 PM, Mark Andrews wrote:
Crypto is good at identifying returnees. It does nothing in terms
of identifying whether a player is good or bad. Unless there is a
way to map that identity into a reputation system, which can't be
gamed, it buys little in terms of spam prevention.
Agreed, crypto offers recognition of previous encounters. A desire to
make exchanges that traverse LSNs is clearly where something like
Kerberos tickets can play a suitable role in offering a low overhead
process. Kerberos can also offer a lower frequency rate where it
remains practical to identify all domains prior to issuing tickets.
Reputations MUST BE based on AUTHENTICATED identities. Clearly, IPv6
makes use of IP Addresses as an identifier unsuitable.
-Doug