Key/Object equivalence?

[William S. Frantz]

> My recollection is that KeyBits and Discrim are fairly closely held by
> trusted services.  

KeyBits is closely held, Discrim is generally available.  One of the
command systems (== shell) uses Discrim as part of its key type
determination logic.  (N.B. Command systems in KeyKOS should have
no more privileges then their user.)

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