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by terminalshort 238 days ago
> So security was basically "does someone else recognize you?"

I actually can't think of a more secure protocol. Doesn't scale, though.

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Well, you put a lot of trust in the individuals in this case. A disgruntled employee can just let the bad guys in on purpose, saying "Yes they belong here".
That works until they run into a second person. In a big corp where people don't recognize each other you can also let the bad guys in, and once they're in nobody thinks twice about it.
Vulnerable to byzantine fault.
or it could be some troy maybe.
I would imagine this is how it works for the President and Cabinet