[e-lang] What is defensive consistency? Client vs. server side, client distinctions via invoked capability

[David Wagner]

Jed writes:
>However, I'm afraid I don't
>understand the value of the "defensive consistency" term
>as it relates to the server.

Check out Chapters 5.5, 5.6, and 5.7 of MarkM's PhD thesis.
It gives background on the notion of "defensive consistency".
Defensive consistency is all about the server.

http://www.cypherpunks.to/erights/talks/thesis/markm-thesis.pdf