Ed says,
> The solution is to use a multifold of links, arranged in time and space
> such that rather than making the impossible assumption that "no part
> will fail at any time," we can design a system where up to M parts can
> fail at any time provided that not all M parts fail at the same time --
> where M can be the entire number of parts.
This sounds like `proactive security`, as defined in several cryptographic
works. You may want to check it out at http://www.hrl.il.ibm.com/proactive
Best Regards,
Amir Herzberg
IBM Research Lab in Haifa (Tel Aviv Office)
http://www.hrl.il.ibm.com
