Zero Trust Platform Foundation
Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?
18 min readSep 2, 2021
Belief solidifies confidence and trust for people to be bind to function in a system or protocol.
Trust is conditional and contextual. - 2013-08.14Evidence are the constructs to proof, they are not proof per se. — 2020–08.16
In an environment where trust or even potential hostility is an issue or concern, what are the options?
When the system becomes your puppet, its subjects become your slaves. — Re: Obviation by vitiation, 2006-05.14
P0: Establishment of 1st-Trust.
Before any communication, 2 things need to be established:
1. Trust (`why` should it trust the entity of `who` the entity is, and `what` it is trusted to do)
2. Exchange trust credentials, such as keys and permits (`how` A6 can be exacted). This has to be guarded of DoS and MitM.This stands true for any entity (including all devices (software or hardware) represents the human entity to conduct transactions of the physical world in the digital world). How does the 1st trust assumption for the issuer, claimant / holder, verifier, and even the assessor stand?The lifecycle of trust and trust materials has to be also be defined.Caveat: Understand the…