Principles

What we hold to.

01
Files should have owners.

Moving information should not erase the relationship between a file and the person or organization responsible for it.

02
Control should travel.

A security model should account for what happens after a file leaves its original environment.

03
Identity comes before ownership.

Reliable ownership requires a reliable way to establish identity.

04
Important claims should be provable.

Where possible, systems should rely on cryptographic and public proof rather than trust alone.

05
Infrastructure has to work in the real world.

The value of the work ultimately depends on whether people can use it.

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