My contribution:
1: "Virtual Community" is a "Club on the 'Net". Their Web
server holds club related information, some that are for
members only.
Members must be able to access Web pages that are for members
only, and to take part in protected activities, i.e.
through encrypted forms and Web pages..
(Probably close to the "Restricted Information Access"
example from CommerceNet.)
2: Unfortunately one of the businesses that will take
advantage of the Internet/Web explotion is
"Adult Merchandizing". So we have to think about how
we implement mechanisms such that a PC has multiple
accounts, and each account can be "certified" as to
whether it is able to decrypt data. It seems like this
How can the Home PC Node owner protect his/her children
from being given such information if the "Adult Material"
provider (or other commercial interest, for instance
Magic Cards Inc.) is NOT forced to provide strict access control
and secure accounts for "registered and certified"
customers.
This is a "How to provide a crypto-fence" problem, a variety
of 1, where the information owner is the "cyber-pusher".
Probably applies to anything from cyber equivalents to
900-numbers to "cyber-junk-mail".
Harald
Harald Skardal, <harald@ftp.com>
FTP Software.
N. Andover, MA, USA.
"One who has both feet on the ground is not moving forward."