Thoughts on droplets

[shapj@us.ibm.com]

> So this hypothetical hardware contains only publicly
> available algorithms and no secret keys?

I didn't say that.  The hardware contains publicly available algorithms and
a private key (as distinct from a secret key).  No shared secrets are
involved.  The control issue that concerns you about shared secrets
therefore does not arise.

Jonathan S. Shapiro, Ph. D.
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IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
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